Busy Week

Tomorrow you will have some time to prep for the blue book exam on Thursday. The prompt is copied below. On Wednesday, you will have a vocabulary quiz; the rough draft of the hero quest assignment is also due on Wednesday. Thursday is the blue book exam. On Friday, your hero quest is due--be sure to follow the directions (the prompt is part of the previous blog post).

All the Pretty Horses In-Class Essay
Thursday, November 20th – 50 points


Preparation: You will be given one of the following questions on the day of the test. Make sure that you have prepped them all. You may bring in one side of one sheet of notes (handwritten) for each question.


A) What is the role of death in All the Pretty Horses? The novel opens with the death of John Grady's father and closes with the death of Abuela. Why do you think this is the case?


B) What role do horses play in the novel? Do they represent anything beyond what they are?

C) The dreams in this novel are suffused with images of horses. What do the dreams represent?


An “A” essay will include all of the following:
a clear and thoughtful thesis statement
an engaging introduction that is appropriately structure per class discussions
A satisfying conclusion that leaves the reader with something to think about and is structured per class discussion
3 main points for analysis
each main point must have a quote from text that is well-integrated per class discussion
appropriate and sophisticated transition statements
thoughtful and deep analysis
appropriate tense and tone
near-perfect use of conventions and usage
extremely neatly written so it is easily read and understood