Tuesday 5/13/14

MORNING - BOARD

§ President Question #69 - Who was the first president to die in office? What is the story behind this president's death?

§ Washington Irving -- Who was he? What did he write? When/how long alive? Was he around for the American Revolution? See Selection of Washington Irving's short stories you can read online at this website.

AFTERNOON - BOARD

§ Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- Who was he? What did he write? When/how long live? Where is he from? He won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Read more information about Mr. Marquez, including some of his short stories. Here is the original version of the short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" we are reading and discussing in class today.

§ Hinky Pinky - a baked, flat dessert biscuit for a gambler who accepts and pays off bets

§ U.S. Supreme Court Landmark Cases - Born a slave, always a slave? Under what conditions could slaves be legally freed? Read this piece for a brief history about Dred Scott's life. Today we will talk about the Missouri Compromise.

EVENING - BOARD

§ Gary Soto -- Who was he? What did he write? When/how long live? Where is he from? Read Gary Soto's poem "Oranges." What are the oranges for? How do you tell someone you have a spending limit? How did the sales clerk ease the situation? Can embarrassing situations be educational?