Group+1+-+English+3

@Great Gatsby (Kristen, Jeannie, Kim, Jessica, Vicki, Tamara)
 * symbolism
 * characterization
 * historical setting
 * relating to the author's life
 * American dream
 * corruption (of the?)
 * socratic
 * related literary analysis/writing skills for writing portfolios
 * personal connections

Of Mice and Men (Kathleen and Kathleen and Laurel)
 * historical setting
 * symbolism
 * characterization
 * american dream
 * friendship
 * great depression
 * disabilities
 * regional setting
 * plot development

@Raisin in the Sun (Ryan, Jan, Kari)
 * see above
 * racial discrimination
 * elements of drama
 * contemporary society
 * harlem renaissance, other poets, langston hughes
 * diction

TBD (Laurel and Kari)

Catcher in the Rye
 * isolation
 * definition of the anti hero
 * youth/angst
 * psychoanalysis
 * use of language
 * comparisons to other characters in literature
 * book banning / censorship

Contemporary Literature
 * giving kids choice
 * short stories
 * amy an, eli weisel, john updike, alice walker, alice sebold, raymond carver, toni morrison, tim o'brien