- Roots
- grat--pleasing
- grav--heavy, weighty
- greg--herd
- Check J11
- It's time to learn all the agreement rules.
- In small groups (misery loves company), please go to the Bedford grammar book to face your enemy:
- Go to Grammatical Sentences ---> Section 21
- Read 21 and 21a
- Read, copy rules, and provide examples in your notes for 21b--21k (ouch!)
- Do exercise 21-1 and 21-2
* "The Wing of Dalua" by Hilaire Belloc.
- Story sans (without) glory: Two men intend to hike from Ariege, France into Spain by way of the Pyrenees mountains. They leave on Friday; being experienced, they take a track of their own, intending to reach Spain on Saturday. Getting lost, they end up in Ariege on Sunday.
1. Why do you think "Two Men" are capitalized in the opening line of the story?
2. What initially intrigued the hikers about this particular "corner of Europe"?
3. Give five examples of words or phrases that Belloc conjures to draw the reader into the spell of the strange valley.
4. Is this strange world basically benevolent or malevolent? Give examples to support your answer.
5. What natural explanation could account for the strange turn of events?
6. Which classic elements of a fairy tale can you find in this modern story?
7. Find a good example of sentence variety and explain how it serves nicely where it does.
8. Account for the lack of conversation between Belloc and his companion.
9. As they journey into midnight on the second evening of their journey, they become aware of a "presence of a Third." Who or what is this Third?
10. Where might such a story or experience be found locally? Explain.
HW: Read one more selection of your choice from our Short Stories and Essays (I also will add a few from Chesterton on Friday)
- Note (in your composition book notes): How do irony, symbolism, and one other literary device support a key theme in this story or essay? Answer with at least three sentences for each literary device.
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