I took Bella to lunch today. Upon our return from lunch, Bella reviewed SAT vocabulary and took a practice assessment on the words.

We continued our introductory lesson to Dickens and the Victorian novel by my placing on the board characteristics of both the Romantic novel and the Victorian novel. I discussed how Dickens incorporates many elements of the Romantic novel into his books such as emotion, sentiment , and idealized women. I further elaborated on Dickens' portrayal of all social classes , on his criticism of the upper and middle classes, and in general the class rigidity of Victorian society .Next, I discussed Dickens' use of caricature to satirize Victorian society and the use of detailed description ,successive adjectives ,and anaphora as elements of Dickens' writing style. Matthew discussed the point of view in the opening chapters as well as major plot elements noting the drama and suspense Dicken's creates in the opening scene.HW read next chapters, finish ch, 2 study guide.

Jaydn began the session by successfully completing an assessment of SAT vocabulary studied. She will begin a new set of words tomorrow. She then read, analyzed, and discussed the next chapter of Where the Crawdads Sing. She thoroughly loves the novel. After making predictions about the antagonist using text for support, she began a writing assignment. She responded to a quote from the text and elaborated with her point of view and support.

Cabo began the session by responding in writing to the following
prompt: How was Nikola Tesla different from the two rivals at the heart of this story? He then read, analyzed, and discussed the next two chapters of The Last Days of Night. I introduced him to a new set of SAT words to be studied. He reviewed them and used them appropriately in context.

Bella began the session writing to support a position on the effects of isolation on a person. She included text support from the novel being read and references to the protagonist Kya. She then reviewed SAT vocabulary being studied. She then read and analyzed one chapter from Where the Crawdads Sing.

During today's lesson, I introduced the life of Charles Dickens, his best known novels, and the Victorian Era. I discussed how Dickens' childhood experience working in the blacking factory scarred him for his life and resulted in his championing the rights of the poor, especially children. We discussed some institutions of the Victorian Era including debtor's prison, the Poor Laws, the workhouse, and the Transport Law as well as the scientific advancements of the time. I further provided definitions and characteristics of the literary terms "bildungsroman" and literary "Romanticism. "Last, I noted Dickens' use of satire and detailed descriptions. HW r ch 1 and 2/ans study guide.

Jaydn began the session by successfully completing an assessment on the SAT vocabulary she has been studying. She then read, analyzed, and discussed chapters from Where the Crawdads Sing. She wrote to make predictions concerning the antagonist of Chase Andrews.

Cabo began by successfully completing an assessment of his mastery of SAT vocabulary being studied. He then read, analyzed, and discussed chapters from The Last Days of Night. He then wrote to respond to questions about Nikola Tesla's character, beliefs, and innovations.

Bella began the session by writing a short argument essay supporting a quote from the novel being read. She then reviewed SAT vocabulary being studied. She then read and discussed the next chapter of Where the Crawdads Sing.

Jaydn began the session by reviewing 40 SAT words being studied. She then wrote a short story using some of the words appropriately in the context of the story. She then read, analyzed, and discussed chapter 22 of Where the Crawdads Sing. We then discussed the three characters in the chapter, described them, and made predictions for their behavior and, using text for support, discussed why the predictions were plausible.