We continued to work on understanding Dickens' masterpiece. We are getting into all the great language and nuances of Victorian culture.

Today we will look at Dicken's use of symbolic language and how this brings life to the text. We will look at his creative choices to try to get a better understanding of his accomplishments.

Reviewed family signs.

Jaydn completed the novel A Glass Castle today. She was given a quote from the novel and began an essay expanding on the quote. She will complete the essay next class.

I explained several theorems about triangles to Jaydn, including the fact that the interior angles of all triangles add up to 180 degrees. I also explained the theorem which states that an exterior angle of a triangle has an angle measure equal to the sum of the two remote interior angles. There was no assignment.

Reviewed signs: numbers 1-30, emotion signs, and family signs.

Jaydn read, analyzed, and discussed the next three chapters of A Glass Castle. She analyzed and discussed in detail the juxtaposition of the father's behavior as a parent and its effect on the protagonist, her choices, and future life. Jaydn is extremely insightful. She wrote a short paragraph on the juxtaposition she discussed.

World War I (WWI) was known as the Great War; it was also called "the war to end all wars". Between 1914 and 1918, over 21 million soldiers and civilians died. Even more people were seriously wounded or disabled in the conflict. How did World War 1 start? Historians point to four long-term causes of World War I: 1. alliances, 2. nationalism, 3. militarism, and 4. imperialism.
In addition to the above long-term causes, historians note that the spark that "lit the powder keg" of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was next in line to govern the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He would be making major decisions about how to handle Austria-Hungary's neighbors to the southeast, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Greece. This area is known as the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. A diverse area, many people who lived in the Balkans wanted to be independent from empires. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand officially started World War 1. Declarations of war came on July 28, 1914, when tensions were beyond any diplomatic solutions. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and then Russia began to prepare for war to support Serbia. Germany began to mobilize troops in support of Austria-Hungary. Then Great Britain and France, threatened by Germany, joined the side of the Russians. To help Jaydyn memorize the causes, she was introduced to the acronym: MAIN - M (militarism), A (alliances), I (imperialism), N (nationalism). Jaydyn scored 80% on her review quiz today.

The plan was to work with Jaydn to practice problems with special angle pairs. Unfortunately, she was not able to be in school or online today. There was no assignment.

Jaydn was absent today.