Day Four: "A Wagner Matinee" "Richard Cory" and "Spoon River Anthology"

Hi students!

Ready for the weekend? I'm sure. But yes, there is a lot to do before Monday. I have confidence, though, that you will be able to do it all with no problem! Remember, too, that I will have progress reports for you on Monday.

Please email me if you have questions. :)

Miss Moran

Today in class we did the following:

• Reading quiz over Edith Wharton and Kate Chopin
• Gettysburg Memorization Quizzes 3 and 4
• Read and explicated Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory" and compared it to Simon and Garfunkel's song about "Richard Cory"/extension activity with interpretation
• Read Willa Cather's "A Wagner Matinee"/Discussion
• Reviewed the format for the Unit Four test on Tuesday
• Spoon River Tombstone Presentations

Homework for this weekend:

1. Read "Scrambled Eggs" Short Story-Handout
2. Read Anna Quindlen's "Cats" from the textbook
3. Read Chapters I-II in Jack London's The Call of the Wild
4. Memorize the rest of Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"
5. Reading quiz will be over "Scrambled Eggs" "Cats" and there will be a separate quiz for The Call of the Wild.
6. Review for the test on Tuesday over Unit 4

Format for the Unit Test on Tuesday of next week: (all will be multiple choice questions)

I.    Matching Author/Titles-(I will give you an author and you must match the person to his/her work or vice-versa.)

II.   Matching Titles/Genres-(I will give you a title and you must match it with its genre. ie. "Lucinda Matlock" is a poem.)

III. Vocabulary- (I have given you a vocabulary sheet with all the vocab for this unit. Start reviewing) Andrew A. has flash cards made up in addition to his packet-smart idea. :)

IV.  Passage Identification (I will give you a short passage and you must identify what story/poem/speech/song it its from)

V.  Miscellaneous Questions (from discussions in class as well as the Unit Four Overview from the beginning of last week)