HOMEWORK FOR A-DAY STUDENTS/DUE THURSDAY, SEPT 30

REMINDER

LAST CALL FOR SIGNIFICANT MOMENT EXPLANATIONS. THE LAST DAY THESE WILL BE ACCEPTED IS THURSDAY. THEY WILL BE GRADED AS A TEST THIS WEEKEND.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:

Complete all literary term definitions. If you did not finish these in class, you must finish them at home. File these in the Vocabulary section of your notebook.

Begin previewing and reading the first chunk of the short story, "The Scarlet Ibis."

Pre-reading: Read "Building Background" on page 592 for setting details that will help you better understand the context of this story.

Define the "Words to Know" listed on page 598. The definitions are in the shaded boxes at the end of each page in the story.
narrative.

Read "Connect to your Life" on page 592 in order to gain some insight into central conflicts and themes developed in this story.

READING/WRITING ASSIGNMENTS-SCARLET IBIS
(Chunk one begins on page 594 and continues through page 598. Stop reading at the break in the second column on page 598. The last words are, "The swamp was sweet.")

Complete Gist Exercises for this Reading Chunk:

Level 1-What is happening? (Use sequence chart to summarize the most important pieces of actions.)

Level II-What do I know about the characters? How do I know?
Use two column note chart to record your character inferences. Be sure to support each of your inferences with details from the text.