Alexa and I continued reading the novel. Alexa does a great job reading aloud form the text. We stopped to define difficult vocabulary using context clues. We also stopped to discuss characterization and author's purpose.
As Olivia is wrapping up her work for the semester this week, we started by addressing Olivia's questions on organizing her two essays on "The Scarlet Letter". Olivia is demonstrating strong insight into the novels we are studying as evidenced by her unique and intelligent approach to the essay questions. After reviewing the vocabulary work on Daisy Miller which Olivia completed, we addressed themes and conflicts within Henry James' novella. Olivia actively participated in class discussion ,and made thoughtful observations about Daisy's unorthodox behavior in a society dominated by Victorian values . She crystallized the novel well in noting that while Daisy is conscious of her behavior ,she is oblivious to its consequences. We further outlined society's double standard as applied to the behavior of men who are free to engage in the very conduct society condemns in Daisy. We last compared and contrasted Daisy Miller to Hester Prynne of "The Scarlet Letter" as both flaunt the social and moral orthodoxy and reap the consequences of their actions. For homework , Olivia will be completing her two essays. We will have a test on Daisy Miller on Wednesday. We will also review Olivia's college application essays this week as Olivia has requested some assistance.
Katya and I finished watching the movie. We had a lengthy discussion on the similarities and the differences between the book and the movie. Katya did a great job noticing the differences. We then continued drafting her essay. We first went back into the novel and found the most appropriate textual evidence needed to support her analysis. Katya did a great job with this also. We then drafted, revised and edited her essay. I also instructed on correct MLA citation. She completed her essay.
Katya and I are watching the movie of the book we just read. She is documenting the similarities and differences between the two. We also briefly discussed her essay. She will write a rough draft for homework. I will conference with her tomorrow regarding her essay.
Katya and I reviewed the possible essay topics. She chose one to write. It will be her final assessment on the book. We began by creating an outline for her paper. We also wrote the thesis statement. She began to write her introduction. We also talked about our next book. Katya chose THE SCARLET LETTER by Nathanial Hawthorne.
Alexa and I continued our study of the novel. We took turns reading from the novel. We stopped to answer the accompanying study guide /essay questions. We also briefly discussed her one page personal narrative that Alexa is writing.
Katya and I finished the novel. We are watching the film version of the book. We are documenting similarities and differences. Katya will write a comparison between the book and the movie.
