Name______________________________________
Ms. Hampson
American Literature – Period______
May 27, 2011
EXTRA CREDIT
Due Friday, June 10th:
Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises
Reflection Assignment
Over the next two weeks, you have the opportunity to independently read
Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. During this time, you should
keep a series of quote-reaction reading logs from which you will choose
your 3 best to type and submit for extra credit on Friday, June 10th. You
will also upload your 3 best quote-reaction reading logs to
www.turnitin.com by 11pm on Friday, June 10th. (Please be sure to save all
3 reading logs in ONE file and then upload that file to www.turnitin.com.)
Each reading log should include one cited quote and a detailed, thoughtful
reflection concerning the quote. The cited quote and thorough reflection
should be approximately one page in length, typed and double-spaced.
Therefore, your completed submission should be at least 3 pages in length.
In your reflections, you should make connections between Fitzgerald’s The
Great Gatsby and Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. You may also wish to
include connections that you make between T.S. Eliot’s poem, “The Hollow
Men,” and these novels. (We will be studying Eliot’s poem together in class
next week.) Keep in mind that all three of these pieces were written in the
1920s by authors who were trying to make sense of their post- World War I
generation, also known as the Lost Generation.
IMPORTANT TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
 READ THE BOOK. Do NOT resort to copying ideas from the
Internet because you will receive an automatic zero on the assignment.
 Make sure that you edit your writing to omit any errors in spelling,
grammar, or mechanics.
 Be as original and creative as possible.