Tuesday, September 8, 2015

1. Read "The Adventure of the Speckled Band".

The Adventure of the Speckled Band text

There is also a very good version available to watch.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band video

2. Summarize the story in exactly 100 words-- no more, no less. This is due Thursday.

3. Discuss the A Tale of Two Cities Reading Schedule. (First reading assignment is due Thursday.)

A Tale of Two Cities Reading Schedule

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

READING SCHEDULE

DATE     BOOK       CH.             PAGES              NAME(S) OF CHAPTER(S)

9/11                                        319-325             Outline of the Revolution**   

9/11       I               1              3-5                     The Period    

9/14       I               2-3           6-14                    The Mail; The Night Shadows

9/18       I               4              15-24                  The Preparation   

9/25       I               5              25-33                  The Wine Shop

10/2       I               6              34-42                  The Shoemaker    

10/9       II             1-2          45-55                   Five Years Later; A Sight

10/16     II             3             56-66                   A Disappointment

10/23     II             4-5          67-76                   Congratulatory; The Jackal   

10/30     II             6             77-86                   Hundreds of People       

11/6       II             7-8          87-98                   Monseigneur in Town; Monseigneur in the Country    

11/13     II             9             99-107                 The Gorgon’s Head

11/20     II             10-11     108-118                Two Promises; A Companion Picture    

12/4       II             12-13     119-128                The Fellow of Delicacy; The Fellow of no Delicacy

12/11     II             14           129-137                The Honest Tradesman    

1/8         II             15           138-146                Knitting

1/15       II             16           147-155                Still Knitting     

1/22       II             17-18      156-165                One Night; Nine Days

1/29       II             19-20      166-174                An Opinion; A Plea

2/5         II             21           175-183                Echoing Footsteps    

2/12       II             22-23      184-194                The Sea Still Rises; Fire Rises

2/19       II             24           195-204                Drawn to the Loadstone Rock    

2/25*     III            1             207-216                In Secret

3/3*       III            2-3          217-226                The Grindstone; The Shadow    

3/11       III            4-5          227-236                Calm in Storm; The Wood-sawyer    

3/24*     III            6-7          237-247                Triumph; A Knock at the Door    

4/1         III            8             248-257                A Hand at Cards

4/8         III            9             258-267                The Game Made    

4/15       III            10           268-279                The Substance of the Shadow

4/22       III            11-12      280-290                Dusk; Darkness

4/29       III            13           291-300                Fifty-two

5/6         III            14           301-310                The Knitting Done    

5/13       III            15           311-315                The Footsteps Die Out for Ever    

*Thursday

**not a part of the novel

You will have access to a book, which will be checked out to you, if you wish. It is also online at the following address:  http://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/lit/a-tale-of-two-cities/  .  That site will have the full text with an updated language version alongside to help you better understand it.