agenda | 9 june 2009

Agenda

• Attendance Quiz (over all three stories, so if you answer all three correctly, you can end up with bonus points to cover a missed question on another attendance quiz)
• Group Discussions over conflict and film adaptations of "Gorilla, My Love," "Everyday Use," and "Girl"
• Whole Class Discussion of generational conflict in stories
  

Discussion Questions

• As examples of generational conflict, how do these three stories present the different generations? the struggles within a family? Do the points and messages of each story seem like ones that could apply to many families? Or do they seem too specific to apply to other experiences?
  
• In each story, who do you side with? the older generation? the younger generation? a specific character? Why do you take the side of that person or group?
  

Homework due 6/10

• Read “The Veldt” and “Rules of the Game”
• Blog your plans for covering title, character, setting, plot/conflict, irony, symbolism in film adaptation proposal