Bella continued reading, analyzing, and discussing Where the Crawdads Sing. She then completed a quick write analyzing how the setting is creating the character development of Kya. She then reviewed SAT vocabulary being studied and used the words in context.
Jaydn read, analyzed, and discussed pages 59-68 Where the Crawdads Sing. She then wrote a detailed paragraph responding to the question - what feelings or attitudes does the setting evoke for characters and readers? What role does the setting play in the novel?
Cabo read, analyzed, and discussed chapters 18-21 The Last Days of Night. Cabo wrote a short essay responding to the question, "How does the author retain a sense of Paul having a reliable perspective in the immediate aftermath of the fire, which has compromised both his physical and mental well-being?
Bella read, analyzed, and discussed three chapters from Where the Crawdads Sing. She then reviewed all SAT vocabulary studied this quarter and took a quiz to see where mastery lies. She then began a short write on a given quote.
Cabo read chapters 13-18 The Last Days of Night. He then wrote a response to the question: What does the protagonist's emphasis on prioritizing the facts over his own emotional reaction to traumatic events indicate about his personality? How do the lawyers justify using a spy to legally defeat Edison? Cabo then reviewed mistakes on SAT grammar quiz taken last week.
Topic of today's lesson : Gender role fluidity in Shakespeare. As Shakespeare revels in dramatizing gender fluidity, today Matthew discussed and took notes on this topic. We noted how at the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth is portrayed as the strong violent character willing to kill for power, while her husband must be induced to act. We traced the play's ongoing reference to manliness and womanhood in terms of traditional gender roles. Thus, In Act I and II ,we see the Lady Macbeth portrayed with traditional male characteristics while her husband is maligned for his womanly weakness. We then discussed how McDuff -upon hearing of his family's slaughter by Macbeth -argues that he can be a man while still displaying distraught emotion and "womanly tears" . Matthew discussed how in contrast to the role reversal in Act I and II, McDuff represents the masculine and the feminine in a single character. I then discussed Shakespeare's comedy,"Twelfth Night" wherein a boy actor portrays a woman , Viola, who is disguised as a man. Olivia, a woman, then falls in love with Viola not recognizing that Viola is a woman. With gender so fluid in Shakespeare we examined Shakespeare's apparent philosophy on how gender roles shape character and motivations. Hw- r.Act V scenes I and ii
Bella took a test with another teacher, so I worked with her brother Sam today for the session. I had him analyze and discuss the various quotes and support his position on the quote with viable information. I discussed with him rhetorical fallacies and how to recognize them and to be aware of them in writing.
Cabo read, analyzed, and discussed the next three chapters {9-11} of the Last Days of Night. He discussed and analyzed a quote by Thomas Edison. "I do not care so much about a great fortune as I do about getting ahead of the other fellows." Cabo discussed how this gives insight to Edison's character. I then presented him with SAT parts of speech review and exercise to ascertain his level of mastery. We will review next session.
