ENGLISH 8

Read Ambrose Bierce’s An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge.

Set during the American Civil War, it is the story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to die by hanging upon the Owl Creek Bridge of the title. The main character finds himself already bound at the bridge’s edge at the beginning of the story. It is later revealed that a Union scout enlisted him to attempt to demolish the bridge, and he is subsequently caught in the act. The story is somewhat of a long flashback, in the infintesimal moments before Farquhar’s hanging will be complete.

Watched a shortened, French version of the classic story about a Civil War traitor who ends up...

HW: Fri: Olympics
Mon 5/21: 2nd Semester Mini-Portfolio. No lates.
Weds: 5/23 Novel Finished. Bring it to class for in-class, timed essay