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=Week 4= =American Literature= ===Unit Four: Conflict and Expansion 1850-1900 Part 2: Tricksters and Trailblazers===

Reading Assignments:
Using music reference books and recordings, research the music of Richard Wagner. Use what you learn to create a poster advertising the performance that Clark and Aunt Georgiana attend in the story. The poster is due Thursday. __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:__ Why is Aunt Georgiana on her way to Boston? Why is Clark grateful to his aunt? How does Clark expect his aunt to react to the concert?
 * Monday || pages 688-699 || Short Story ||
 * Tuesday || pages 700-701 || Letter ||
 * Wednesday || //Free Read// || //Free Read// ||
 * Thursday || Part 2 Wrap Up ||  ||
 * Friday || Unit 4 Test ||  ||
 * Assignment:** Opera Poster

__Tuesday Discussion:__ To whom is Stewart writing? What does her tone suggest about the purpose of the letter? If this letter had been sent to you, would you have been motivated to take up homsteading?