Cam was absent today. He was given a homework assignment for which he did not need his book. Dr. Dixon emailed it to his mother.

Kaitlin discussed the characters, the characters' motives, the setting, and the plot of Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado."

We began a study of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Cask of Amontillado." We discussed the characters, their motives, the rise, fall, climax, and resolution of the short story. We listened to a reading of the story and began watching the movie.

Kaitlin took her test over the Odyssey. She completed several activities pertaining to her Spelling and Wordly Wise words demonstrating her knowledge and understanding of how these words are used in context.

We finished Chapter two in "The Outsiders" and discussed the story of Johnny's severe beating at the hands of the Socs. We examined the personalities of the two prominent characters in the chapter - and the two different perspectives of the Soc cheerleader, Cherry, and the narrator, PonyBoy, who come from different walks of life. We discussed the implications of the concluding line in the chapter when PonyBoy says, "I know better now." Cam contributed his thoughts about what can be inferred from that statement and how the importance of the perspective that life isn't fair applies to people across the board.

Kaitlin reviewed for her test over the Odyssey. She completed several activities pertaining to her spelling and Wordly Wise words demonstrating her ability to understand how these words are used in context.

We continued to read and gain insight into the characters. We agreed that Dally is characterized as having a rebellious nature and disregard for authority, which is what makes him 'fit' the role of an edgy and nonconformist character. Sodapop, in contrast, is depicted as more laid-back, less anxious and more harmonious in nature. Cam sustained interest and responded to queries correctly; prompts facilitated his recall of why Dally looked sick in the chapter as the plot unfolded.

Kaitlin completed several activities using her spelling and Wordly Wise words in context demonstrating her knowledge and understanding of how these words are used.

Kaitlin completed her Wordly Wise crossword review puzzle for Book 9. She began her new Wordly Wise Book #10 by reading, discussing and pronouncing the new words in Lesson 1 of Book 10. We began reviewing and analyzing characters, themes, and plots of the Odyssey in preparation for her test next week.

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