19 January: Finishing up "The Birthmark"

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9
Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.

1)         Review the multiple choice questions relating to grammar/punctuation (introducing the term “myriad”, reviewing the grammatical concept of “as____ as ____”

2)         Finish “The Birthmark” while consolidating information through short answer responses. (Text: http://www.online-literature.com/poe/125/)

For folks who need more summary and review, here is the sparknotes summary:  http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-birthmark/summary.html

For folks who want some more enrichment, here is an advanced article discussing the bioethics (study of controversies that arise from science and medicine) around the short story.  You would come across this kind of article in a college course discussing the story:  http://faculty.gordonstate.edu/lsanders-senu/Hawthorne's%20The%20birthmark%20and%20science%20and%20romance%20as%20belief.pdf

3)         Review what the expectations will be for the rest of the week: ANALYTICAL ESSAY & PACKET DUE ON FRIDAY.