Arobin

I always find the last name "Arobin" very telling. First, it's a bird - and we all know how Chopin likes her symbolism. Second, what is he a rob in in society?

At this point in time, all the classes are in different phases of Edna's last awakening stages. Second hour is still in the midst of the individual close reads, which, if we are really focused, should be finished on Monday. Fourth hour is finishing up the topic discussion of Chapters 23-28, which we will finish on Monday. Seventh hour, in theory, will just have a handful of close reads remaining for Monday.

In the reading world, second and seventh hours have chapters 23-38 for Monday and will the text for Tuesday. Fourth hour will finish The Awakening for Monday.

And with Edna's conclusion comes the Chopin unit conclusion, which will involve the verbal presentations of the short story, its connection to Chopin's works as a whole, and its place in the world of literature. We will be starting presentations, most likely, on Tuesday/Wednesday, so it would behoove you to have all of your readings and notes completed in order to attain a deserved AP score. Remember, there is a 10 minutes maximum time for these presentations, and while that sounds like a long time, you would be surprised how fast time flies when you have several required categories to explore in your analysis!

Lastly, not to sound too teacherly, but barring an emergency situation, you should be in class for verbalizing your presentation and listening to other presentations over the course of this activity. As part of a college-level class, the expectation is that you are there every day and prepared every day to contribute.