First period read a passage from An American Childhood by Annie Dillard.
Second period continued with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Fourth and sixth periods worked on vocabulary in preparation for the next selection.
Homework

First period:

Questions 1-7 on page 142;
Vocabulary builder on page 143;
Selection test coming Tuesday or Wednesday.

Second period:

Read chapters 28-30;
Complete essay on the Depression, [...]