Prompt 1:

Considering what you have learned about Hemingway, his journalistic style, and how his experiences influence his writing, write a prediction for The Old Man and the Sea.

Who is the old man? What kind of a man is he?
What kind of struggle is he facing?
What type of fish will he pursue?
How will Hemingway make this adventure come alive?

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?

From the glass menagerie: "suspended in the mist over berchtesgaden, caught in the folds of chamberlain's umbrella." who was chamberlain? a.paul chamberlain: tom's father b.neville chamberlain: prime minister of great britain. c.pedro chamberlain: amanda's drunkard husband d.cornelius chamberlain: gentleman caller for laura

Which quotation from the passage best supports the themethat humans have a natural desire to learn about theworld? "they were men. i remember the dead man's face.""at least, we make a beginning."and the magic tools are broken—but we can look atthem and wonder."but they were men who built the city, not gods ordemons.