Lesson 2.4

Welcome to English 11 Unit 2, Lesson 4! This lesson's objective is...

After reading “Because I could not stop for Death,” and "A Good Man is Hard to Find" students will demonstrate their understanding of how an image contributes to a poem’s overall meaning in a short, and be able to identify and describe character traits and setting details written response.

Texts we'll read in 2.4...

  • "Because I Could not Stop for Death," Emily Dickinson

  • "A Good Man is Hard to Find," Flannery O'Connor

Assignments in 2.4

  • 2.4 Independent Read: Because I Could not Stop for Death (M)

    • Ms. Simpson will introduce / teach this assignment on Monday, November 9 - Tuesday, November 10

    • This assignment is suggestively due by Monday, November 30

  • 2.4 Story Structure* (S)

    • Ms. Simpson will introduce / teach this assignment on Monday, November 9 - Tuesday, November 10

    • This assignment is suggestively due by Monday, November 30

  • 2.4 First Read: A Good Man is Hard to Find (M)

    • Ms. Simpson will introduce / teach this assignment on Monday, November 9 - Tuesday, November 10

    • This assignment is suggestively due by Monday, November 30

  • 2.4 Connotation and Denotation* (M)

    • Ms. Simpson will introduce / teach this assignment on Monday, November 9 - Tuesday, November 10

    • This assignment is suggestively due by Monday, November 30

  • 2.4 Close Read: A Good Man is Hard to Find (M)

    • Ms. Simpson will introduce / teach this assignment on Monday, November 9 - Tuesday, November 10

    • This assignment is suggestively due by Monday, November 30

  • All of these assignments should be completed and submitted on StudySync. All of the assignments with a * by them mean that you should complete the assignment and take notes on paper with it. Take a picture of your notes and turn them into Google Classroom.

***Other Notes about Lesson***

During the week of November 16th, our class will be watching the 2006 film "Little Miss Sunshine." After watching and analyzing the film, students will write a short analytical response to the following question: How does what happens at the beginning of a journey influence the events to come? (A) This assignment is suggestively due by November 30th to Google Classroom.

Finish Line

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