We watched the finish of the Huck Finn film and talked about how Huck is a symbol of America, warts and all.

We read and discussed Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing”.

HOMEWORK:  Be on time, bring your book, a pen/pencil and notebook.  Textbook check.

We discussed Whitman’s view of heroes in “Song of Myself #33″. We talked about the difference between martyrs and heroes.

HOMEWORK:  Study for vocab quiz on Unit 10 for Monday.

We finished up stringbooks and story generators today.

WHAT’S NEXT:  Photojournalism