May 27 - 31: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM practice questions** 
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chapter summaries **
**Term DEADLINE is Mon. June 10 for all assignments 
Personal Legend Slide Project DUE Wed. May 29 (60)

ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Wed. June 5 (91)

Fri. May 31
- Review the final exam practice questions.
- Continue reading and completion on ch. 1-8 questions.
- To better understand the historical and political setting of the novel, view "Cold War Politics in the Space Race."

 

- Watch Part 2 of the Homer Hickam interview:
 

Thurs. May 30 - Homework for Fri. Read ch.7
- Lab 120 is booked so that you can research the topics for the ch. 4 paragraph assignments as well as the ch. 8 question 7 paragraph response. Consult these chapter assignments and the link for question 7 of chapter 8.
 
Wed. May 29 - Homework for Thurs. Read ch. 5 and 6
- Read chapters 5 and 6 and complete the chapter assignments.
  - Watch Part 1 of the Homer Hickam interview:

Tues. May 28/13 - Homework for Wed. May 29: Read ch. 3 and 4
- Finish ch. 1 and 2 answers
- Read ch. 3 and 4; complete chapter 3 and 4 questions.


 
Mon. May 27/13
- We'll be reading the novel October Sky. This memoir, written by Homer Hickam, is the first of Hickam's Coalwood trilogy, which also includes The Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone.
- October Sky, originally published as Rocket Boys, is set in Coalwood, West Virginia. Watch the video below to learn about this town.