1) Research Prompt: Jessica uses reputable sources (i.e. biography.com, The Norton Critical Edition of O Pioneers!, and/or Google Scholar) to research the life and works of Willa Cather, whose book we are beginning today. After compiling the necessary information, Jessica turns her research findings into a brief, 5-6 slide powerpoint presentation with images and visual aids.
2) Jessica and I discuss the results of her research findings, and I expand upon points that she may have missed, or on some more important events in Cather's life.
3)Begin Chapter 1 of O Pioneers!