The House Behind the Cedars

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/472/472-h/472-h.htm Part 1: Step 1: Read the introduction and the first three chapters of the novel. Then, google the author and the title of the novel. Read three websites that you find from this search. Write down five important ideas that you find through your search, and cite these ideas. Step 2: In a paragraph, answer this question: “What does the author want to teach the reader in this novel? How do you know this is what he wants to do? Use cited quotes from the book to support your thesis. Step 3: In addition, learn as much as you can about the period of United States history called “Reconstruction.” In a one-page report, tell the reader everything they should know about Reconstruction in order to better understand the story in this novel. Your submission contains: A list of the five most important ideas (from step 1) The paragraph (from step 2) The one-page report (from step 3) Part 2: 1. Take notes on the sections talking about “The Southern Tradition”, and think about what this term means. Find examples in the book in which the characters are talking about “The Southern Tradition”. 2. in a three-page essay, double-spaced, with a thesis statement in which you define the term “The Southern Tradition”, explain how this idea is important to the events in the book and the characters in the book. How does “The Southern Tradition” explain how and why the characters act in the story, and how the story turns out in the end. Cite your quotes from the book. You may google search the term “The Southern Tradition” to help you understand this concept. Be sure to cite what you learn about the term through your google search.