Here are the questions and answers for the short story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter. These are for your review for the test tomorrow.
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Recent Posts
- American Lit. - Test tomorrow (5/17)
- 9th Grade - Parallel reading project and book circle
- American Lit. - Gatsby essay instructions
- American Lit. - The Great Gatsby
- 9th Grade - Pre-writing assignment for R&J essay
- American Lit. - Coming after spring break - The Great Gatsby
- American Lit. - Calendar 3/19 - 3/30
- American Lit. Research Paper - Rough Draft including Works Cited
- American Lit. - Outlines for the Research Paper
- American Lit. - Deadline pushed to Monday, 2/27, for 5 annotated bibs.
School/District Contact and Legal Information
05/16/2012
04/27/2012
9th Grade - Parallel reading project and book circle
Your book of choice should be completed by Thursday, May 10, in order to give you enough time to complete the project assignment. Of course, you can certainly begin your project as you read the book and work on it along the way. We will meet in our book circles to discuss the reading on the following four dates:
Tuesday, 5/1
Friday, 5/4
Monday, 5/7
Thursday, 5/10
04/24/2012
04/10/2012
American Lit. - The Great Gatsby
On Monday, 4/9, I handed out a 3 week reading and study calendar for The Great Gatsby. Read Chapter One for tomorrow (Wed., 4/11). Here is the calendar:
Download Gatsby reading schedule Davis
Chapter questions are for small group discussion in class. Here are the chapter questions and additional information about the novel:
Download Great Gatsby Questions and Info Davis
Tuesday, 4/10, we thought about the questions on this Anticipation Guide and discussed in our small groups:
Download Anticipation Guide Davis
Background info on the Jazz Age
03/23/2012
9th Grade - Pre-writing assignment for R&J essay
Friday, 3/23, we began the pre-writing assignment for our Romeo and Juliet essay. Who/what do you feel is to blame for the final tragedy of the two teenage lovers? Read the prompt provided and begin to find your support evidence. We will write this essay in class on Monday and Tuesday of next week (3/26 and 3/27).
Download PREWRITING WORKSHEET Davis
Calendar
Monday 3/26 Writing the R&J essay
Tuesday 3/27 Benchmark testing/Review for R&J test (on Thursday)
Wednesday 3/28 Finishing the R&J essay/Upload to Blackboard
Thursday 3/29 Test over R&J
Friday 3/30 Preview book choices for spring parallel reading project
03/19/2012
American Lit. - Coming after spring break - The Great Gatsby
Please purchase, borrow, or check out a copy of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We will begin this novel study after spring break (week of April 9th).
