We started class with 15 minutes of independent reading time. For the Writer's Notebook entry today, students chose
one of the following quotes to respond to. Responses should be at least a page long.
"A stumble may prevent a fall." - English Proverb
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Chinese Proverb
Students participated in a fishbowl discussion about perceptions in Shirley Jackson's "The Daemon Lover." We focused on the following questions:
- What is the narrator like? How does she view herself?
- What do others think of her? How do they treat her? Why?
- How are the narrator and Kathleen/Mrs. Drover similar? How are they different?
- How did your understandings of the narrator change from your first reading of the text? What accounts for that change?
Following the fishbowl discussion, students wrote a
one- to two-page interpretation of Jackson's "The Daemon Lover." Students who did not complete the work in class should finish before class tomorrow. Be prepared to share your responses with your classmates!
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