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Instructions for January 13.


 * First:** Hand in homework. I will give this back to you on Thursday, and we will discuss your answers and relate these to the Jane Shaffer Method of writing.

I**f you have finished home, about me and enthusiasm,** please start to think about your **goals** for second semester. One of the areas of eportfolio is setting personal goals. You have finished the first semester. Reflect on what you have accomplished in three areas of your life: personal, academic and extracurricular. Think about what you did this past four months: Look at it in the mirror as a reflection: What did you do? What did you learn about yourself from what you did? Look at the past semester with a microscope: What worked well? Why did that work? What didn't work well? Why didn't that work? What did you learn from your failures and your successes? Look into the future of the second semester with binocular: How can you use this experience to improve what you do in the future? What does the future hold for you?
 * Second:** Check the links on the eportfolio page of this wiki. Read the instructions at the top of that page and make sure you receive an A on this important grade. After you make any changes, submit the pages to me for approval. If you want to work on this during class, you can, but you will have to complete the other work for homework.
 * Next:** Literature: The thread that runs through some of the literature we are reading is "Shackles." You read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass' __Narrative__, and it was obviously about the shackles of slavery. Now, we are going to be reading two short stories by Kate Chopin that portray a different type of shackles. Read the background on Kate Chopin on page 435 in your lit book. You will be responsible for this information. Now read "A Pair of Silk Stockings." The substitute will give you the page number.

Follow the directions and answer the questions below. DO NOT ANSWER ON THIS PAGE. CREATE A WORD DOCUMENT AND ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

1. Mrs. Sommers has acquired an unexpected $15 and spends several days thinking about how to spend this money. What are the some of the options she considers?

2 These thoughts show that she is _

3. What information does the author reveal about Mrs. Sommers' past life?

4. Describe Mrs. Sommers' morning.

5. The activities of her day reveal her to be _

7.In at least two or three sentences, describe how Mrs. Sommers spends the money. Embed at least two direct quotes of no more than five or six words into your description. FOR EXAMPLE: As she purchased the gloves, Mrs. Sommers and the saleswoman spent time "in admiring contemplation" of her hand and the way the elegant glove fit (441). 8. The information about her past life is important to understanding her actions because.

8. Using information from the story explain the motivation for Mrs. Sommers' actions.