Category Archives: Short Story Unit

I didn’t take up last night’s homework, so you get an extension….finish reading “The Scarlet Ibis” and answer questions on page 173, 1-8. Use complete sentences. Thank you to all my classes for a great day in the library!

No homework tonight.  In class we finished essays from Friday and did some colon/semicolon review.  Get ready for “The Scarlet Ibis” tomorrow. Makes me cry every year. If you haven’t brought in your check for 12.00 for the vocab book, … Continue reading →

Some info about Freemasonry, which is brought up in “The Cask of Amontillado”…Also, here are some photos of catacombs from Europe.  Uh, enjoy. 🙂

Probably can’t view on school computers…but for those of you at home, enjoy! (PS—these will totally give away the ending, but they are worth watching tonight if you want to get a better understanding of the short story.)  Don’t forget, … Continue reading →

Today we started “The Cask of Amontillado.”  Tomorrow we will finish it. Here are some sites about the story and author that you may like: The Poe Decoder Wikipoe Easier version of the story with MP3  (great for auditory learners)

Finish reading “The Most Dangerous Game” in your literature book and write questions and answers from page 41, questions 1-9. Due Monday. I will also be quizzing you to make sure you read the story as instructed. Don’t let me … Continue reading →