HOMEWORK:
Read (and listen to, if you wish) Part 3 of "A Christmas Carol", to bottom of page 32. Annotate each page and do a very thorough SRJ page, being sure to list all the main events in the "Summary" column. Be ready for an oral quiz on the reading tomorrow.
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TODAY'S WRITING ASSIGNMENT:
"It is required of every man," the Ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. It is doomed to wander through the world -- oh, woe is me! -- and witness what it cannot share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness!" Again the spectre raised a cry, and shook its chain and wrung its shadowy hands. "You are fettered," said Scrooge, trembling. "Tell me why?" "I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it."
-- from "A Christmas Carol", page 23
Write a three paragraph essay in which you offer one possible interpretation of the above quote. Use one example each of chiasmus and purposeful repetition. Use the 8- or 11-sentence formula for the body paragraph, and label the sentences. When you are finished, please upload the essay to your blog.
* I would take at least 10 full minutes to study the passage and make a graphic organizer. That would leave 35 minutes to write essay.
* Don't forget to use the proper heading.
