1)Quiz on Part 3 of O Pioneers!
2)Quotation Assignment: Jessica searches for moments in the text where images of death, light, animals, etc. occur in the work. Re-reading these passages, Jessica makes several assertions regarding the symbolic meaning of these key images, and what they tell us about the future of the novel.
3)Jessica reads Part 4 of O Pioneers

Jess will take the chapter 9 test.

Jess will be prepared for the chapter 9 test.

-Define risks:
.types of protection:
.insurance:life,home,auto,liability,etc.
.review each type of plan
.premium structures of insurance companies
-Estate planning and wills
.purpose of each
.taxes levied on estates

1) Discuss the major differences in themes from Part one to Part two of this work: Why is the first part titled "The Wild Land" and the second "Neighboring Field?" Why, during the summer, a time of growth and reaping for the Bergsons, does this section begin in the cemetery?
2)Describe the relationship between Marie and Emil. How has it evolved since their youth? What negative repercussions do you suspect will result from Marie's marriage to Frank?
3)Describe Alexandra's house. What is so different from the inside verses outside farm? What do you suspect Cather is revealing to us about Alex's domestic skills?
4)Why has Carl come back after all this time? What larger purpose does this arrival have for the narrative?

-Review prev. day presentation:
.Personal financial planning:
budget,saving/investment options,goal-setting,interest earnings,etc.
.Personal credit options:secured, unsecured loans
-Administer two chapter assessments: (#'s 10 & 11)
.review and explore each point.
consumer spending,interest on spending

Jessica will be able to 1) perform a significance test for the difference between two means; 2) find a confidence interval for the difference between two means.

1) Oral Quiz: Describe the major events of Part 1 of the novel.
2) Discuss the characters of the novel, and where they fit into male/female dichotomies. Are there any androgynous characters here? Describe the life of a pioneer in Cather's novel. How does this differ from the portrayal of these individuals in Walt Whitman's poem "O Pioneers?"
3) Have Jessica characterize the land, and find moments in the text where the land is personified. How can land be "wild" or "untamable?"

Jessica is given time during class to work on her English reading homework.

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!