We had a vocab quiz today and a quiz on chapters 1-5 of Blue Flower. Then we discussed the first five chapters in terms of setting, characters, conflicts introduced and ideas connected with Romanticism.
HW: Read chapters 6-11 of Blue Flower; we'll have a brief quiz tomorrow and your journal for these chapters is due.
Blue Flower Reading Schedule and Log Assignment
by Jan. 4: through chapter five
by Jan. 5: through chapter eleven
by Jan. 6: through chapter seventeen
by Jan. 9: through chapter twenty-two
by Jan. 11: through chapter twenty-seven
by Jan. 13: through chapter thirty-two
by Jan. 17: through chapter forty
by Jan. 18: through chapter forty-five
by Jan. 19: through chapter forty-nine
by Jan. 20: through chapter fifty-five
You will be given a short quiz on each reading section the day the section is due.
For each set of readings for The Blue Flower except Chs. 1-5, journal about one of the four topics that follow. The length of each journal should be at least one half page typed, double-spaced (or one and a third single-spaced, hand-written). By the end of the novel, you should have written about each topic at least twice.Topics:Status and role of womenPhilosophy and poetry: how are they valued, how are they defined, what do the characters have to say about them, etc.Fritz’ development as a character: what is he like and how does he change or not change over time?Connections to history of the time (historical events) and society of the time (how people lived, etc.)
Map Assignment:
Complete the map given you by Friday, January 13th. The map will be graded on neatness and completeness.
Value: 20 pts.
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