History Correction

Hey girlies,

So sorry about this, but I realized that I gave you some wrong page numbers for your book The Revolutionary Era. Well, not wrong, but there is more information than I gaev you that will help you to prepare for your minireports. So I had you stopping at page 148, but there is more information on topics like the middle class, life of a worker, cities, family life, etc. So, here's what you should do: Don't read it all, just look for what will help you in your min-report ok?? So pretty much scan the entire chapter to see what will help you. And don't wory about reading pages 162-165. IF you already did, no prob. If not, don't worry about it.
Sorry for the confusion. EMail me: lauren.rohwer@gmail.com if you have any other questions.
Love,
Lauren

Literature: P&P, the movie - AGAIN :D

Hey dears,

Mrs. Waring is graciously opening her home again next Sunday, the 28th, at 2:00 for Pride & Prej. You know the deal -- ask your parents, leave a comment, yadda yadda. :)

You all BETTER be there! ;)

Ally

Literature: P&P, the movie!!

Hey girls!

Would you all be available to watch the movie with us at the Warings' on Sunday afternoon, the 21st, after the second service (around 2)?

Ask your parents and leave a comment!

If the majority of you can't make it, don't worry - we'll try to reschedule. :)

Ally

History

Hi Girls,
Looking forward to Wednesday!
A couple notes:
-bring your Revolutionary Era book to class.
-Also bring your Early Ameircan Republic one as well...
-Don't forget your 1/2-1 page response on your readings
-Bring your notes

~Lauren

Literature: Week 3 writing assignment

Hey class!

So I know I left everyone in somewhat of a tizzy at the end of class today! :) Sorry about any confusion. Let me spell out my expectations here and then you can post a comment, email or call with any questions.

Short Response Essay, due Friday, 9/19
Typed, 12 pt, double-spaced

• Write a response to one of the following P & P themes we identified in class
  
• Love
• Marriage & Women
• Class & Reputation
• Virtue & Morality
  
• This response can be as many paragraphs as you'd like, but try to make the first paragraph an intro and the last a conclusion. In the intro, tell me briefly what you're about to write about. In the conclusion, summarize what you wrote about to pull it all together. (What point were you trying to make? Did it come across clearly?)
• Use quotes from the book. Take time to look through the chapters you've already used, and use examples directly from Pride & Prejudice to support your points.
• This is a suggestion, not a "command," but I'd encourage you to organize your points/thoughts systematically. For example, you might pick three characters who display your theme of choice. Another option is to organize your work chronologically: you can show how "virtue" is present in the beginning of the story, middle of the story, and end of the story (in other words, how it moves the plot along). Any other creative ways of organizing are welcome!
• You shouldn't need to worry too much about citing sources apart from your book, but if you do, just reference the website or book at the end of your paper, like we talked about in class today. If you use a direct quote from the book, it should look like this:
• "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife," writes Jane Austen. (Pride and Prejudice, 4). Indicate the page number by only the number itself; no "pg" or anything like that. For future quotes, you can leave out the book title because your reader will assume several consecutive quotes are from the same book.
• OR On page 4 of Pride and Prejudice, Austen writes, "It is a truth universally acknowledged..." (No parentheses or citations necessary since you included it in your work.)
• Don't panic about this assignment!! I mostly just want you to get your feet wet in analyzing a work using quotes from the book. Do your best, ask questions, and no fretting allowed!

Let me know how I can help!

I'm so grateful for each of you. I had a blast in class today!!

Love, Ally

Literature: Reading Assignment

Hey dears!

For those who don't have my edition of P & P, this week's reading is chapters 19 - 36. Also don't forget about the homework I assigned! :)

Can't WAIT for our next class!

Ally

History - Reading information

Hi Girls! I just wanted to say how happy I was after our class. You all are awesome! I can already tell we are going to have a great year. Thanks for jumping right on in!

A few thoughts for you: As I mentioned at class, I want to reassure you that I am going to teach you how to read these history books. I want you to know that we are going to spend class time talking about how to read history books, how to get the main point from alot of words, how to set a good pace, etc.
You all are at a special time in your education. You are experiencing a "learning curve" that is critical to the rest of your highschool years. Up to this point, you have been probably been learning mainly facts and dates and doing alot of reading. Now, you are starting to read harder books and to learn how to make connections and analyze material and dicussion. So, I want you to be encouraged that over hte next few weeks, I'll be helping you with this.
A few things I would like you to practice before coming to class:
* when you do your reading this week this is what I want you to do: in addition to what we talked about as far as having several sittings to get through the reading and scribbling, circling, underlining, and hightlighting this is what I want you to do.... The authors are very good about dividing their main ieas into sections which are marked off usually by a header or a phrase that introduces the topic: ie. p. 6 in your Early American Republic book says, "George Washington's 'Republican Court'". After each topic Iwant you to ask yourself, "What was the main point of what I just read in this section? Then, write that down in yoru notes. And bring those notes to class. Summarzing the main point of each section will help you more than you know. Please please please do this ok?
We are going to have a great class next week! Learning about hte early history of our nation is awesome!
~Lauren