Select one of the collections from Spoon
River Anthology below and read all the epitaphs. Be prepared to tell
the class "the whole story." (You'll probably want to write it down rather than
try to tell it from memory. You've got to have it clear in your own mind before
you can help others make sense of it.)
- Reflections on Life and Death: Edith
Conant, Mrs. Kessler,
Jeduthan Hawley, Richard
Bone, Cassius Hueffer,
Harold Arnett, Mickey
M'Grew
- Cross Referencing: Roy Butler,
Blind Jack, Minerva
Jones, Doctor Meyers,
Mrs. Meyers, Butch
Weldy
- Scandal in Spoon River: Aner
Clute, Homer Clapp, Lucius
Atherton
- Corruption/Politics in Spoon River: Lambert
Hutchins, Lillian Stewart,
Hiram Scates, Jacob
Godbey, The Town Marshall
- Legal System/Lawyers in Spoon River: Carl
Hamblin, Felix Schmidt,
Harmon Whitney, John
M. Church, The Circuit Judge
& Hod Putt
- War: Many Soldiers, Harry
Wilmans, Godwin James,
John Wasson, Jacob
Goodpasture, Knowlt Hoheimer
& Lydia Puckett
- Potpourri: Editor Whedon,
Daisy Fraser, Seth
Compton, Alexander Throckmorton,
Alfonso Churchill
- ???: Amos Sibley, Mrs.
Sibley, Fiddler Jones,
Cooney Potter, Penniwit,
Judge Somers, Chase
Henry, Ollie McGee, Fletcher
McGee
Cool
Spoon River Site (by students your age)
Spoon
River Database