Archives for March 13, 2017

1. (Due 3/14) The Alchemist–Even though we don’t have school tomorrow, you are expected read up to p. 32 (stop with “At the highest point in Tarifa…”) Also read the prologue. Some key points to keep in mind:

• The Dream
• Personal Legend
• Food and Water
• The sheep
• The Old Woman/The Old Man
• The Greatest Lie/The Great Truth

2. (Due 3/15) The Alchemist–Read up to p. 61. Key points to keep in mind:

• The Secret to Happiness
• The Omens
• The Crystal Merchant

3. (Due 3/16) The Alchemist–Read up to p. 87 (stop with “The boy couldn’t believe what he was seeing: The Oasis”) Key points to keep in mind:

• The Englishman
• Philosopher’s Stone/Elixir of Life
• The Caravan Leader
• The Englishman
• Maktub
• Soul of the World

3. (Due 3/20) Live the Question–Again, because of the posting snafu on Friday, I am amending the writing assignment. For Monday, you are to write a poem! Use the lines of verse to illustrate what it means to live one (or multiple) of your questions of self-interrogation. As you live the question in verse, you are expected to:

• Rely on at least one controlling technique (i.e. rhyme, repetition, etc.) or device (i.e. the lynching scene in Wright’s “Between the World and Me”).
• Rely on “painterly language” to show rather than tell. Again, Wright’s poem is a great example of a poem that relies on vivid imagery to show the reader the scene.