General Literature (September 10-14)

Monday, September 10

·      Author: Grace Paley

·      Discuss “The Loudest Voice” (pg. 90-95)

Tuesday, September 11

·      Tales Within Tales

·      Authors: Joseph Conrad and Mark Twain

·      Discuss “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” (pg. 130-135)

Wednesday, September 12

·      Looking Inward and Outward

·      Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Faulkner

·      Discuss “A Rose for Emily” (pg. 148-155)

Thursday, September 13

·      Beyond Reality

·      Authors: Edgar Allan Poe and Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

·      Discuss “Harrison Bergeron” (pg. 176-182)

Friday, September 14

·      Autobiography

·      Authors: Maya Angelou and Frank McCourt

·      Read an excerpt from Angela’s Ashes

Homework: Read “The Chrysanthemums” (pg. 271-279) for Monday