Monday, January 31, 2011

Monday 1/31

  • Read Check on Pride & Prej
  • Text notes on same

Friday, January 28, 2011

Friday 1/28

  • Diagramming of Infinitive Phrases
HW: Pride & Prej through Ch 32 with vocab

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Tuesday 1/26

  • Reading, discussion of Richardson novels
  • Notes on the Sentimental

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tuesday 1/25

  • Finished disussion of P&P topics graphic organizer
  • Began reading summaries of Richardson novels

Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday 1/24

  • RC on Pride & Prej through Chapter 23
  • Worksheet on discussion topics

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Tuesday 1/18

  • RC on Pride 10-17
  • Text notes on topics
HW: Go to "The Novel" page on the website and follow the link "Jane Austen & Samuel Richardson" -- answer these questions:

Jane Austen & Samuel Richardson
Questions on Internet Article
1. Who was Jane Austen’s favorite author?
2. The author argues that the first novelist was who?
3. It sounds standard now, but Pamela was groundbreaking in that it ended with what?
4. In what form was Pamela & Clarissa were written that Austen adopted in her first attempt at writing a novel?
5. The author says what “subtlety” in Clarissa is “extraordinary”?

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Wednesday 1/12

  • We continued our discussion of basic topics in Pride & Prejudice
HW: Be through Chapter 17 by Monday -- with 10 new vocabulary words