True+Grit

Together in class we imagined a trip to the West Edmonton Mall, and we went to a store called "Everything Cowboy". Together we made lists of all of the things we "saw" in the store. Students: make sure that you have the list of the things you saw!
 * Assignment One: Field Trip of the MIND (Assigned Sept 8)**

From your reading and from your internet search, determine the approximate year that Frank Ross is murdered. Develop a MAP of the Arkansas and Territory areas where the novel takes place. REMEMBER! You should include things that were there THEN, not the things that are there NOW. For example, the State of Oklahoma DOES NOT EXIST in the time of the novel.
 * Assignment Two: Make a Historical Map (Assigned Sept 9)**

Following the instructions from class, write a Cowboy poem in two stanzas of Common Metre (8/6) Your first line must be "The Cowboy life is fine for me" Hand it in on standard printer paper, as a poster, with a few drawings and your name on the front.
 * Assignment Three: Cowboy Life Poems! (Assigned Sept 11) **

Answer the following four questions in a word document & email them to roy.norris@lrsd.net Answer each in a short paragraph of at least 3 sentences each.
 * Assignment Four: (Assigned Sept 26) **

1. What is the difference between revenge and justice? 2. Why does Mattie think it is her responsibility to track down the man who killed her Father? 3. What kind of a person is Rooster Cogburn? 4. What does "true grit" mean? If you say that someone has "true grit", what are you saying?

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