Important Clarification of Homework

TODAY IN CLASS
1) First two sentences of "Miss Brill"--focus on style features and potential meaning.  (Clause of concession; tension of "brilliance" with the "chill"; weather/beverage similes; reference to fall, but with fractured awareness, etc.)
2) Groups designated for story elements assignments.  For "Miss Brill," we are dealing with careful notes--nothing to hand in.  For Wednesday, EVERYONE needs to read the story, then

• Also on Wednesday, Group A will be the Point of View experts.  Know what is in the 6th edition (25-29), and be able to talk knowledgeably and insightfully on specific POV issues in "Miss Brill"
• For Friday, all other groups need to have read the relevant background info in the text, and have taken notes on its application to the story.
• B  Character
• C  Setting
• D  Tone and Style
• E  Theme
• F  Symbol

3) POV for Atonement--classifying each chapter/part, with initial thoughts on why/effect, and connection to the fact that McEwan invests both the "life as story" metaphor into each character, as well as language appropriated from the sin===>atonement spectrum.

FOR WEDNESDAY
1) "Miss Brill" and A-group work
2) For Atonement, look at at least one (preferably two) of the following sections:

• Emily, Chapter 12, esp. pp. 136-143
• Briony, Chapter 14, esp. pp. 162-163
• Robbie, Part II, varied spots, but esp. 212-220 (and most concentrated in the early pages of that section)
• There are others, but they are even more scattered--you might note them if you see them