European Studies 1/5

Today students had a quiz on Chapters 6-11 of The Blue Flower. Then students worked in groups to become experts on a topic from chapters 1-11, got in a group with students who had other topics, and taught each other the information. If you were absent today, you can do this activity on your own...here it is...
For chapters 1-11 of The Blue Flower
A. Descriptions of the male members of the Hardenberg family – including quote references to back up your ideas
B. Descriptions of the female members of the Hardenberg family – including quote references to back up your ideas
C. Various methods of and ideals in education – including quote references to back up your ideas
D. References and reactions to the French Revolution – including quote references to back up your ideas
E. Romantic and other philosophical statements and ideals – including quote references to back up your ideas

You and your table will become expert on your topic – with each of you taking notes of your own.
After an appropriate amount of work-time, you will be moved into groups with people from each topic. You’ll be responsible for teaching your topic and learning about (and taking notes for) the other topics. Trading and copying notes rather than teaching and discussing would not be appropriate.
HW: Read and do journal for Chapters 12-17.

American Studies 1/5

Today we practiced Grammar and had a grammar review in preparation for a quiz tomorrow. Tomorrow there is a quiz on O Pioneers Part II and on grammar up through adjectives and adverbs.

For Tuesday: Print out short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" from Mrs. Olson's website (SHS>Classroom Webs>Humanities - Olson>American Literature>Literature>Charlotte Perkins Gilman). Read it actively, with pen in hand, in preparation for Tuesday next week.
(Here's the link to the story).

http://www.shs.issaquah.wednet.edu/teachers/olson/The%20Yellow%20Wallpaper.htm

European Studies: 1/4 plus Blue Flower Schedule

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.

American Lit.: 1/4

Quiz on "O Pioneers!" Part One; questions were stamped; discussion of novel.

Coming Up:
Friday: Grammar Quiz and "O Pioneers" Part Two Quiz

European Studies: Jan. 3

Today: Board Talk on Romanticism using notes from 12/9. Intro. to novel Blue Flower, including reading assignment sheet, a list of characters and terms, and a map assignment.
For tomorrow:
Vocab Quiz plus Chapters 1-5 of Blue Flower, which will be quizzed as well.

American Lit.: January 3

Today students took their essay test on their independent reading.

Tomorrow:
HWP is due
American Studies: English
Unit 3 Homework Packet
Assignment Points Earned` Points Possible
“The Genius of Mark Twain” - notes 10
Critical Reading: “Slavery in Hannibal” (S) 10
Grammar: Subject – Verb (S) 10
Patterns 4-5 (Grammar) (S) 10
Chs. 13-16 Seminar Prep. (S) 10
Realism Notes (lit. book) (S) 10
Poe Bio. Notes and “Fall of the House..” Qs. (S) 10
Modern Poetry C-R (S) 10
Lit. Book: New Poetry (S) 10
“Song of Myself” Poetry Elements (NS) 10
Total 100 points
***Assignments must be stamped in order to receive full credit. Without stamp, assignments can earn a maximum of 75%.
Also: O Pioneers! through Part I (not chapter one).
Quiz and Questions are due.