Week+2

=Week 2= =American Literature=

Reading Assignments:
You should choose an alternative ending that is meaningful and consistent with the plot of //A Mystery of Heroism//. This assigment is due Friday.
 * Monday || pages 590-592 || Letter ||
 * Tuesday || pages 593-602 || Short Story ||
 * Wednesday || //Free Read// || //Free Read// ||
 * Thursday || pages 605-607 || Speech ||
 * Friday || Unit Wrap Up ||  ||
 * Assignment**: Different Ending

__Discussion Questions:__ These are the questions that we will be covering in class. Take a look at them before/after you read and try to come up with responses. //Remember: If you post in the online discussion board, you can earn extra credit!//

__Monday Discussion:__ Compare Sullivan Ballou's thoughts to Farquhar's as he faces death. Were the thoughts of Farquhar and Ballou similar to those you imagined a person would have when facing death?

__Tuesday Discussion:__ Why does the author introduce the wounded lieutenant during the first page of the story? What motivaties Fred Collins to go for water? How do the other soliders feel about Collins's attempt to get water? Who asks Collins for a drink of water on his way back from the well? What happens to the bucket of water at the end of the story? How did you react to the ending of this story?

__Thursday Discussion:__ According to Lincoln, to which proposition is the nation dedicated? For what cause does Lincoln say the soldiers died? What words, phrases, or sentences stand out most in your mind?