issue and conclusion
English Module one - Introduction to Barometer Rising (Sunday)
1 Assignment for submission in this module (see #4 below)
Textbook activities and Assignment:
1. Read the following in Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan:
Sunday
2. Make notes for these pages, which you feel will help you later in this course.
3. Complete the following for your own records:
a) Summarize the events found in the Introduction and those that occur on Sunday in the novel. It is important to keep a running summary of all novels that we read, in order for you to look back on information as we study the novel. This information may also be useful when we read additional novels and short stories in the course. You may need to recall events and information from each novel and compare these ideas for future assignments.
b) Timelines may be beneficial for you. Take note of the date that the novel was written. This may be helpful in order to understand the circumstances of events which take place in the novel. I will periodically ask questions that may require you to know when the novel was written and how this information is important in relation to the context of the text.
4. Answer the following questions and submit your answers for grading.
a) In Hugh MacLennan’s opening line of his Introduction, he indicates that “The appearance of Barometer Rising in 1941 was a major weather sign in the history of Canadian writing.” What does MacLennan mean by this statement? Do you think this comment may have had any significance in relation to the future? Explain.
b) Describe Halifax, as described by MacLennan in the novel (please use specific phrases). How might this setting be important to the content of the novel, based on what you know at this point?
c) The following phrase is an example of what type of literary term: “Then he began the steep ascent of the hill, his movements furtive and his hat pulled low over his left eye. He stopped at the crest and stood panting……”
1 Assignment for submission in this module (see #4 below)
Textbook activities and Assignment:
1. Read the following in Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan:
Sunday
2. Make notes for these pages, which you feel will help you later in this course.
3. Complete the following for your own records:
a) Summarize the events found in the Introduction and those that occur on Sunday in the novel. It is important to keep a running summary of all novels that we read, in order for you to look back on information as we study the novel. This information may also be useful when we read additional novels and short stories in the course. You may need to recall events and information from each novel and compare these ideas for future assignments.
b) Timelines may be beneficial for you. Take note of the date that the novel was written. This may be helpful in order to understand the circumstances of events which take place in the novel. I will periodically ask questions that may require you to know when the novel was written and how this information is important in relation to the context of the text.
4. Answer the following questions and submit your answers for grading.
a) In Hugh MacLennan’s opening line of his Introduction, he indicates that “The appearance of Barometer Rising in 1941 was a major weather sign in the history of Canadian writing.” What does MacLennan mean by this statement? Do you think this comment may have had any significance in relation to the future? Explain.
b) Describe Halifax, as described by MacLennan in the novel (please use specific phrases). How might this setting be important to the content of the novel, based on what you know at this point?
c) The following phrase is an example of what type of literary term: “Then he began the steep ascent of the hill, his movements furtive and his hat pulled low over his left eye. He stopped at the crest and stood panting……”