1. A Rose for Emily, William Faulkner, page 29.
Card report due Friday, March 13. 2015.
Quiz Monday, March 16, 2015 over point view on pages 23-28.
2. Read pages 170-174. Then A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,
Ernest Hemingway, page 174.
3. Barn Burning, William Faulkner, page 178.
After reading about tone and style and both short stories (#2 &
3), write an essay describing the tone and style of each story.
Discussion of stories will be on March 18, 2015.
Essay due March 20, 2015. Essay must have in-text citations and works cited page.
5. The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant, page 194.
6. Saboteur, Ha Jin, page 200.
Discussion will be on March 25, 2015.
After reading about irony on pages 192-193, write an essay of what types of irony are in selections 5 and 6 and prove it. Due
March 27, 2015. Use correct MLA style.
8. The Metamorphois, Franz Kafka, page 336.
Card Report due April 3, 2015. Class will also be this day.

9. Good Country People, Flannery O’Connor, page 416.
10. A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Flannery O’ Connor, page 431.
Essay over a literary question based on the two O’Connor stories. Question should be based on two literary devices/elements such as foreshadowing, tone, style, etc. Use correct MLA style.
Discussion on April 8, 2015.
Essay due on April 10, 2015.
Short Story Essay Rubric
Content
(term(s) defined, accurate examples given) 25 pts
Essay elements (intro, body, conclusion) 10 pts
MLA elements (heading, in-text correct, cite page) 10 pts
Grammar/Spelling 5 pts
__________
50 pts
Card Reports
Questions answered accurately
Format followed
Answered in complete sentences
30 pts
5 pts
5pts
40 pts