1. A Separate Peace John Knowles

2. Pop Quiz  Sheet of paper with MLA heading 1.) Knowles based many of the characters on ________________. 2.) What particular audience does Knowles write for? (young adult, college students, etc.) 3.) Give 1 example of how the war brought change to the American economy and lifestyle listed within the text.

3. Answers (2 points each)  1.) Knowles based many of the characters on ________________.  Former classmates (p. 10)  2.) What particular audience does Knowles write for? (young adult, college students, etc.)  “he does not write with a particular audience in mind” (p. 9)  3.) Give 1 example of how the war brought change to the American economy and lifestyle listed within the text.  Created jobs, attended rallies, bought war bonds, conserved fuel and rubber, victory gardens, etc. (p. 11)

4. John Knowles  What do we know about him?  Born in 1926 in Fairmont, West Virginia  Love of New England stems from his experiences as a student at Phillips Exeter Academy  Went into the military after he graduated from high school (WWII)  Wrote ASP, first published in England in 1959 and the United States in 1960

5. How was ASP received?  Won the William Faulkner Award  Won the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award.  Adapted for the screen and made into a movie  Today, A Separate Peace is standard reading in many high schools.

6. Time and Place  WWII: Tension between America joining Allies and remaining neutral  Pearl Harbor: draft age lowered to 18  Changes to the economy and lifestyle  Although WWII didn’t take place on American soil how did people experience the repercussions of war?

7. Novel Setting  Devon School  Boarding School or Preparatory School  Live on campus  Philosophy or motto  Very competitive  All boys  New Hampshire  1942

8. Main Characters  “ Gene Forrester - The narrator and protagonist of the novel. When A Separate Peace begins, Gene is in his early thirties, visiting the Devon School for the first time in years” (Sparknotes).  “ Phineas/Finny - Gene’s classmate and best friend. Finny is honest, handsome, self-confident, disarming, extremely likable, and the best athlete in the school; in short, he seems perfect in almost every way” (Sparknotes).

9. Flashback  Takes the narrative back in time from the current point  Used to create suspense in a story, or develop a character

10. Narration  Gene is the narrator  Uses first person narrative: one who is a character in the novel as well as the storyteller or “voice” that describes what happens  Only hear Gene’s thoughts  What are the positives and negatives of first person narrative?  first-person narrators may be subject to errors in judgment

11. Trailer  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65DQ tSyi3Gc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65DQ tSyi3Gc

12. Pre-reading Activity  How does competition bring out the best and worst in people?