This week we will be reading the poetry and short stories of
some of the greatest American writers of the 18th century: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Washington
Irving, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. You
will only have HOMEWORK
on:
Wednesday
night: Read the short story The Snow Image by Hawthorne
Friday/weekend
for next Monday: Read chapters 1&2
in Swiss Family Robinson
Have you ever wondered why so many writers write about times
past? That is one question we will
discuss this week, along with the important idea that sometimes these writings
shape our historical perspective. Do
writers always do research with primary sources before they write? Should writers (and movie producers) be sure they
have their facts right before they publish a book or produce a movie about the
past? These questions are being debated
all the time. What is your opinion?
Our spelling test words will come from some of the poetry
and short stories we will be studying this week. We will have our spelling test next Monday,
May 14. On Friday, you will get your
copy of The Swiss Family Robinson,
our last novel of the school year. There’s
so much left to learn and so little time!!!
SPELLING WORDS for
TEST on Monday, May 14 (definitions
are for extra credit)
1. rejoicing
2. wrought
(made)
3. repose (rest)
4. prairie
5. squirrels
6. primeval (primitive)
7. disconsolate (inconsolable)
8. disposition (temperament)
9. immortal (eternal)
10. tranquility (calm)
