Thursday, December 2, 2010

The Pearl Essay #2

In class December 3rd, you'll write an essay based on the following prompt:
Read the passage from chapter 6 of The Pearl that begins “The night seemed a little less dark” and ends “from the little cave in the side of the stone mountain, the cry of death.” In a well-developed essay discuss how Steinbeck uses literary elements (including, but not limited to metaphor, simile, etc.) to develop the theme that violence dehumanizes its perpetrators.

Students who completed a graphic organizer for the last essay tended to do much better than those who didn't. Be a student with a successful future: Complete the Pearl Essay #2 Graphic Organizer, courtesy of Ms. Farinas.

You may use the completed graphic organizer to assist your writing in class, but you may not pre-write your essay, turn it in, and chill for the rest of the period.

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