Interpreting Literature Session III Class Summary 3/25/15

with Angela Harris

Analyzing Books Three - Five

We finished up our discussion of our novel, My Ántonia, with a thorough review of the events and details of Books Three - Five. Make sure you are familiar with the novel before our final quiz by reviewing your active reading charts and short answer questions.

Final Quiz

The final quiz is on the Community Page. You need to recall story content, study the Key Facts handout, and all vocabulary from the Glencoe Guide. You also need to know the meaning of elegiac and nostalgic.

Final Project - Family Tree Essay

All essays and final projects are due by April 14. We have class next week and then a two week break. We will close the semester with our final selection, the truly fantastic novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird.

See you then!

Fill out the family tree that was posted to the Community Page to the best of your knowledge; ask your parents for help. Choose one family member and find out where they are originally from--preferably a foreign country, but if not, the state or town is fine. If they are still alive, interview them about their earliest memories and create a one page essay or fictional story inspired by their memories. If you do not have access to an older family member, choose one of the countries or areas of origin and research what life was like in that place 50-100 years ago. Write a short essay or fictional story based on your findings.