1.  Final Exam exemption forms for those who qualify! New guidelines set by TEA. More info later.  Exam days: Thurs, Dec 20: B Day Fri, Dec 21: A Day

2.  Oedipus  Hamlet  Death of a Salesman Multiple choice/matching Essay question No book-no notes

3.  Begin to trace character development in Death of a Salesman.  Begin looking for themes, symbols, motifs, and important quotes.  Relate the American Dream to the plot of the play and make connections to the 21 st century.

4.  Intro to Death of a Salesman  Begin reading Act I in class  Reading homework: finish Act I

5.  Playwright: Arthur Miller  Published in 1949  Social Realism  Expressionism  Tragedy??  Language and style: the exact speech of ordinary new Yorker’s.

6.  Themes  Motifs  Symbolism  Willie’s conflict  Foreshadowing  Flashbacks  daydreams

7.  Thomas Edison  B.F. Goodrich  J.P. Morgan  Jack Benny  Al Smith  Gene Turney  1928 Chevy  1940’s Studebaker  Wire recorder  Hercules  Ebbets Field  Brooklin  Yonkers  Hackenstack  Waterbury Clock  Adonis  Simonize  Red Grange