ENGLISH III

“It’s a Imagery Theory Thursday!”

February 20, 2014

Mr. Houghteling

AGENDAReviewing Stop-GoFeatured African American author: James Baldwin and “The Rockpile.”

1. Since retiring from his job as a helicopter pilot, David Carver has spent his time on the following; taking photography classes, gardening with his wife Betty, and trying to create a non-profit organization to benefit the citizens of the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.

A. NO CHANGEB. following: takingC. following, and takingD. following. Taking

2. At the age of 72, however, Carver is unsure whether he can keep the non-profit enterprise going because of the group’s high overhead costs and decreasing donations. F. NO CHANGEG. going: because of H. going. Because ofJ. going; because of

3. Despite the fact that civic and community groups are trying to assist Carver, most of his retirement savings dollars go to the organization and he is unsure about whether he can continue sacrificing so much.

A. NO CHANGEB. organization—and he is C. organization. And he is D. organization, and he is

Imagery Man visualauditorytactilegustatoryolfactorythermalkinetickinestheticsynesthesia

Name Imagery

Gabriel Ace

Elizabeth Queen

John Jack

Roy King

Delilah 10

Paul 9

Name Imagery Do some research and discover the roots

or origins of the name. Research the given name in the Bible: who

was the person, and why is s/he significant?

Discuss what impact this new knowledge might have on the story “The Rockpile.”

You must use at least two different sources, and those sources MUST be cited.

Citing Sources

We use the MLA format for citations. Copy the web address, or if you use a book,

copy the author, title, publisher, year of publication, and city of publication.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

http://www.easybib.com/ http://citationmachine.net/index2.php

HOMEWORK Read “The Rockpile.” We will begin

studying this short story on today and Friday.

Read and annotate, make inferences, make predictions as you read, figure out characterizations, enjoy it.

Study Stop-Go: We will have a quiz on that material tomorrow.