Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

  • Appreciate the works of Ernest Hemingway
  • Understand the United States role in WWI
  • Identify the s-v-o sentence structure
  • Recognize how setting reveals theme
  • ACoS: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 20, 20b, 20d, 22, 28, 29, 29c, 29d, 35, 37, 37a

Introduction

Ernest Hemingway tried to enlist in WWI, but due to poor vision, he wasn't accepted. However, he was able to volunteer as an ambulance driver. In this lesson, you will be reading one of Heminway's short stories called "In Another Country."

Hemingway

 

Check It Out

As seen in the previous lessons, society and events influence the writing of authors.  With the occurrence of World War I, writing styles and focus changed bringing with it a new movement in literature known as Modernism.

 

 

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