Family or Society

Consider how you have grown up over the past 16, 17, or 18 years. What has influenced you the most in how you have matured? Are you a product of nurture - the rules and guidance of your parents and guardians? Or, are you more heavily impacted by society - the laws and belief systems that society places upon us?  Explain your reasoning

After you have written about what influences you most - family or society, next consider the above questions with Huckleberry Finn in mind. Is Huckleberry a product of society or his family upbringing? Defend your position.

You must answer both questions completely to receive full credit.

Due Monday, September 20th 

Blog Quality

Attn: American Lit Students

Remember when you respond to a blog post be sure to write a thorough, substantial response. Writing verbose, or excessively long, posts does not mean that you will earn an "A", but be sure that your post has enough depth to sufficiently get your point across to your peers.

An "A" response has the following:

1. Student develops thought-provoking questions that force higher level thinking (PS1 - Comprehension).
2. Students defend ideas thoroughly using personal experience, historical, societal and cultural arts, and genre conventions (PS3 - Interpretation).
3. Students produce a thorough and original interpretation using support from the text and/or outside (PS3 - Interpretation)

Mr. Feick

Blog 1: The American Teenager

In a paragraph response, what is an "American Teenager"? What images, values, and characteristics come to mind when you hear or say "American Teenager"?

Due Thursday, September 9th.