Silent Reading, 20 min

Introduce Modernism, pp. 630-643.

• discuss various examples of Modernism
• complete goldenrod sheet

Harlem Renaissance

• Countee Cullen, "Tableau" & "Incident"--p. 819, 821
• Answer these questions:

1. ("Tableau") Identify three metaphors in this poem.
2. ("Tableau") Why does this friendship evoke such a dramatic response?
3. ("Incident") How is the emotional impact of this incident made clear in the poem?
4. ("Tableau" & "Incident") Are these two poems locked in their time period? Or do events of this kind still happen today? (Hand in)

Hand out Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck (1937).

Book must be completely finished by Thursday, Dec. 3.
Final test will be Friday, Dec. 4.