Journal 21: The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe

Read the rest of the story, pages 299-308.  Then answer the following question with 3/4 page journal.  Describe Roderick's fantasy world/mental state with quotes from the story.  What are some details about the horror of the house?  What are the negative effects of isolation?  Give at least 3 quotes.

Journal 20: Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

Read pages 454-460 (end of story).  Then write a one page journal on the change in Rip's life. What is different?  What is his response?  How does this story show cultural shifts and development?  Use at least 3 quotes from the story.  

Journal 19: Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

Read pages 448-454 (the end of the third complete paragraph it says..., "and he fell into a deep sleep.") Then write a one page journal on Rip's demeanor.  How does he react to the people in his town?  Describe his relationship with his wife?  What kind of person is he?  Use at least 3 quotes from the story.

Due Monday.

Journal 18: Due Friday Oct 19th William Apess

Read An Indian's Looking-Glass for the White Man page 477-482.  Cite at least three explainations or arguments that Apess makes to advocate equal treatment for white people and Native American people. How can this be applied to society today? 

3/4 page

Journal 17: Longfellow

Read pages 250-252 "A Psalm of Life" and "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" by Longfellow. Then answer the personal response question on page 255.

Do we leave "Footprints on the sands of time" or does death erase all traces of our lives?  In a brief paper, contrast the views presented in the two poems. With which viewpoint do you agree? Why?

Afterwards write a 3 stanza poem about life from your perspective. 

Journal 16: The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving

Read pages 236-245.  Journal question:  Do you think Tom Walker's exchange with the Devil was lucrative (spiritually and financially)?  Why?  What was Walker's greatest flaw?