Monday

 Essays - so you have two choices for your essays 1) You can discuss how Their Eyes Were Watching God fits a three-part structure and how that 3-part structure reinforces a major theme. NOTE, you will need to use specific evidence from the text and this evidence will need to be cited; 2) You can discuss any symbol in the novel and connect it to a larger them. This symbol should either be a) broad - like nature or God or b) a symbol that reappears or weaves throughout. You will need specific evidence from the text and this evidence will need to be cited.

The essays should be 2-3 pages. TWO FULL pages at minimum. It can be longer if you find the zone. 

NOTE here is the following schedule for the rest of the year

5/3 - 5/5 Work on Essay or Project

5/6 Joy Harjo and Billy Collins

5/7 Toni Morrison 

5/10 A Raisin in the Sun

5/17 or 5/18 Final

The above schedule can be amended at any time

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