Read “Through The Tunnel” p. 356 Symbolic Settings How do settings and symbols contribute to theme? Checking TTT Vocabulary and quick write for two stamps September 16, 2015

Progress Reports What do I do with it? Look over your grades Make sure to give it to your parents so they can see it as well. Have parents sign it Return in class on Friday, 9/18 ** Your English grade may** have changed slightly (or significantly) this morning based on your first vocabulary test.

Vocabulary Test Failed a major grade? You may retake one major assessment once a nine weeks for a maximum grade of a 70. Retakes should be done within a week of the test’s return. Plan to retake? See me to sign up for a time. Cav-Time OR AM Tutorials

RIGHT SIDE: TUNNEL QUICKWRITE*** Think of a time when you felt you had something to prove. Briefly retell the story. WHY did you want to do it? What did you do to prepare for it? In the end, was it worth it? WHAT did you gain/lose? HOW did you, your peers/opponents, parents react? Elaborate in a journal of five or more descriptive sentences. BEGIN ON PAGE 19 – BE SURE TO TITLE!

Symbol *** Stands for something beyond itself May be person, place, object, or activity

Setting as Symbol When a certain setting symbolizes important ideas Settings help characterize people in the story

A struggle between opposing forces Conflict *** A struggle between opposing forces Internal Conflict – the conflict is within the character Man against himself External Conflict – a character is pitted against an outside force Man against man Man against nature

Left Side Option: As you read, identify by page number and description 3 external and 3 internal conflicts Jerry faces.

LEFT SIDE OPTION: Draw this image in your notebook. Then, fill in the shapes with your own personal experience.

About Doris Lessing (1919 – 2013) Grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in Africa British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest person ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 Doris Lessing: A Retrospective http://www.dorislessing.org/index.html

As We Read Consider the way the setting of the story is representative of something else. Remember our class’ discussion of theme? Look for a topic the author seems to be preoccupied with.

Vocabulary contrition – a feeling of regret for doing wrong promontory – a high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water

More vocabulary Supplication – humble request or prayer Incredulous – doubtful; disbelieving

Homework: due 9/18 Directions: Answer the following questions in your notebook (next right hand page…be sure to title and date your page!): “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, p.356 Interpret: The settings of the beach, the bay, and the tunnel are symbolic of the conflicts Jerry faces. What does the beach symbolize? What details/descriptions (use quotes) of the beach support your answer? What does the bay symbolize? What details/descriptions (use quotes) support your answer? What does the tunnel symbolize? Support your answer. Clarify: Why is it so important for Jerry to swim through the tunnel? Explain what he is trying to prove. Interpret: What does Jerry’s swim through the tunnel symbolize? Cite descriptions of the tunnel, its connection to the older boy and Jerry’s feelings about the tunnel to support your interpretations. Identify: Identify two external and two internal conflicts Jerry faces in the story. How are these conflicts resolved? Create a theme statement for this story. (Remember to think about a specific topic and decide what the author is trying to say about it.)