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Day 1: Read Why Are We Obsessed with Superheroes? (thematic connection to Beowulf), annotate, and answer the questions. As you read the article, take note of the ways superheroes have changed throughout the years, and what these changes reveal about American society.

 

Day 2: Read What the New Ms. Marvel Means for Muslims in Comics, annotate and answer questions. Then, use readings from day 1 and 2 and write a two-paragraph response to the following question: How have superheroes evolved in comics? Use evidence from both texts and submit your response in Google Classroom.

 

Day 3: Read The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot AND The Second Coming by William Butler Yates (theme of alienation), annotate, and answer questions. As you read, take notes on how Prufrock describes himself (1st poem) and take note on Yeats' use of diction and imagery, and consider his likely purpose for imagining the post-war era in this way.

 

Day 4: Read The Roaring 20s, annotate, and answer questions. As you read, identify the possible factors that contributed to the United States’ economic crisis of the 1930s. Then, compare this text to The Second Coming (from day 3). In Google Classroom, submit a written response that compares the depictions of post WWI-life: How does Yeats' description of Europe after WWI differ from Kubic's portrayal of American life in the 1920s? Cite evidence from both texts (two-paragraph minimum).

 

Day 5: Read Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, annotate, and answer questions. As you read, take note of how Mary’s emotions about her husband change throughout the text.

 

Day 6: Read Spunk by Zora Neale Hurston, annotate, and answer questions. As you read, take notes on the characters’ opinions about Joe throughout the text. Then, compare this short story to Lamb to the Slaughter (day 5), discussing the justifications for revenge in both texts: Why do Joe and Mary seek revenge? How do their feelings about their spouses affect their actions? Are the actions of each character justified?