Jaydn reviewed SAT vocabulary being studied. She then read, analyzed, and discussed the next chapter of Where the Crawdads Sing. She wrote to describe in detail the character of Chase Andres to this point of the novel and his effect on Kya.
Cabo completed the novel The Last Days of Night. We discussed the theme of Ethics in Business and Cabo gave examples from the text to support and elaborate on this theme. He then wrote to answer the following prompts: How the author conveys the idea that one can never really know where they stand among those in power? The significance of having all four opponents in the electric bulb case meet in one place for the first and last time? How are Pail's expectations of dealing with J.P. Morgan inverted, when he assumes that he already knows Morgan's primary motivator as being money?
Jaydn completed an essay responding to the following prompt: In the novel Where the Crawdads Sing, Tate’s dad defines a real man as “one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.” Do you agree with this statement? Write a clear thesis statement and support your thesis with a strong example and elaboration for support. Upon completion, she read, analyzed, and discussed the next chapter of the novel.
Cabo read, discussed, and analyzed three chapters of The Last Days of Night. Upon completion he wrote a short essay responding to the following prompt: Describe the lawyer, Paul Cravath, including details you admire about him and some you question. Would you consider him a role model for success? Explain.
Dickens' social criticism of the treatment of orphan children appears as early as the opening chapters, ironically during a Christmas celebration. Matthew discussed examples of Mrs Joe's physical abuse of Pip as well as the sarcasm in the narrator's voice as he relates the treatment he suffered as a young boy. Matthew made very perceptive comments about the first person narration and Dickens' craftsmanship noting how the narrator is an adult at the time he relates his story(the novel) and knows the outcome of his life but is narrating the story through the eyes of an innocent unknowing child . We further discussed the use of exaggerated character "tags " or traits and the implications of the characters' names such as Pumblechook and Wopsle. Last, Matthew discussed Joe's compassionate and generous character as exemplified by Joe's informing the convict that as a fellow creature he was welcome to the food he ostensibly(but did not) steal from Joe and Mrs Gargary as Joe does not wish to see anyone starve-even a convict. We last reviewed Matthew's study guide homework which was complete and well done. HW for Tues: read next 3 chapters/study guide.Test Weds on ch 1-6.
To finalize our introductory lessons, Matthew took notes on the following major motifs and plots to monitor throughout his reading: changes in Pip, changes in Pip's relationship with Joe that mirror his changes, the significance of names and identity ,and diction as an indicator of social class. We then discussed Part I ,Pip as a young impressionable child. Matthew pointed out examples of Pip's childhood imagination distorting reality after he pilfers Christmas dinner for the convict . In this regard , we discussed the motif of guilt that plagues Pip throughout the novel. We then noted Dickens' social criticism of the treatment of impoverished orphan children in the portrayal of Mrs. Joe's physical abuse of Pip. We examined the use of irony and sarcasm as the narrator ,now an adult, describes his harsh abuse as Mrs. Joe "brings him up by hand" with the rod ,called the Tickler. HW- read next chapters ans study guide questions on reading.
Bella read, analyzed, and discussed the next chapter of Where the Crawdads Sing. She analyzed the character of Kya using text as the basis for her characterization. She then reviewed a unit of SAT vocabulary and successfully completed an assessment test. She reviewed the next unit of SAT vocabulary and wrote a short story using the words in context.
Jaydn began a new set of twenty SAT words. We discussed each word and she created a sentence for each one. She then read, analyzed, and discussed the next chapter of Where the Crawdads Sing. We discussed the theme of dysfunctional relationships. I had Jaydn review the chapter and find text that supported this theme with innuendo and not literal text. She then wrote a paragraph analyzing the antagonist.
Cabo began the session with a review of SAT vocabulary being studied. He applied the words correctly to prepared sentences. He then read, discussed, and analyzed the next three chapters of The Last Days of Night. He then wrote to answer the following questions: In what way was Nikola Tesla’s "genius" different from that of Edison or Westinghouse? What drove Tesla, as opposed to Edison and Westinghouse?
