History Class.

Hi Moms,
Tomorrow Iplan on watching 1/2 of Amazing Grace, the movie about William Wilberfoce. The only issue I see is that the future Mrs. Wilberforce wears a few dresses that reveal some cleavage - and he has a dream where is in a theater that I will fast forward because I think there are a few immodest women on stage. Otherwise, there is nothing inappropriate. If I do not hear from you I will assume this is fine for your daughter to see in class! My number is 301.536.2259 if you have any questions. Thanks!
Lauren

Literature: One more thing!

Girls,

Hannah reminded me -- don't forget about your one-page bio on this week's poet of your choice!

Love, ally

Literature: Homework due 10/10

Hi girls! Thanks for your patience as you've waited for this homework to be posted. To be perfectly honest, I completely forgot about posting it!! ...Oops! :)

1. Poems to read from Shorter Works Anthology:
William Wordsworth
- Expostulation and Reply
- The Tables Turned
- Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, Sept 3 1802
- My Heart Leaps Up
- I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
- London, 1802
- Mutability
- Surprised by Joy
Samuel Tyler Coleridge
- Frost at Midnight
- Epitaph
George Gordon, Lord Byron
- They sy that hope is happiness
- She walks in beauty
Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Mutability
- Stanzas Written in Dejection - Dec 1818, Near Naples
John Keats
- On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again

2. Practice scansion on "I wandered lonely as a cloud" by Wordsworth.

3. Identify examples of imagery in Byron's "She walks in beauty" and write a few sentences on how the image(s) affect(s) you as the reader.

Post a comment if you have any questions!!

Love,
Ally

History Homework Reminder!

Hi Girlies,
I had a great time with you girls at Panera last week! Just wanting to remind you of your homework:

READ:
-The Early American Republic p. 34-37 (section on Jefferson and the Courts), p. 40-43 (stop at "Towards War"), and p. 141-143 (start at "commerce and the law" and stop at "Bad Feelings")
-A Journey Through the Life of William Wilberforce - finish the book

DO:
-A ven diagram comparing/contrasting Jefferson and Wilberforce
-After you do your ven diagram, see what categories you can find to talk about in your paper.
*ie. Same/different childhoods? Religion? View of politics? Friends? Worldview? Marriage? etc.

**Take brief notes (just a sentence about the main point) of the sections you read in The Early American Republic.
**Notes and filling out your ven diagram is part of your homework grade and I will be looking to see if you did it.

Love you girls.

Literature: Week 5 Homework

Hi dears,

Here's the homework I was talking about in class today:

READING

Shorter Works Anthology:
- Robert Burns: Auld Lang Syne, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton
- Sir Walter Scott: Lochinvar
- William Blake:
o Songs of Innocence:
• Introduction
• The Chimney Sweeper
• Laughing Song
• Spring
• Holy Thursday
• Infant Joy
o Songs of Experience
• Introduction
• Holy Thursday
• The Tyger
• Infant Sorrow

QUESTION
"Is Blake the kind of person you would want for a friend, or as a hero or role model?" You many need to do some research to back up your answer, but don't spend too long on this. You can answer with pen or pencil in a sentence or two.

RECITATION
You are all going to memorize one stanza from Blake's poem, "The Tyger."
Ellie: Stanza 1
Hannah: Stanza 2
Rachel: Stanza 3
Kayla: Stanza 4
Nicki: Stanza 6

Don't forget: you must purchase the Shorter Works Anthology from Tapestry of Grace for this reading assignment. However if you find that you have another work which contains all the poems above, that's perfectly fine. Just be aware that I will continue to assign homework from Shorter Works. I believe in the end it will be worth purchasing.

Love, Ally

History Homework

Homework for Week 5

Read:
- William Wilberforce, chapters 1-4
-the chapter about Jefferson in your Presidents book
-The Early American Republic, pages 31-34, 37-39 (start at “Louisiana”)
-Antebellum America, pages 88-98
On a separate piece of paper, jot down some notes about the following:
1. What did you admire in Jefferson as you read about him this week?
2. Were there aspects of Jefferson’s character that gave you pause?

*Don’t forget to take brief notes (just take them on the Early American Republic book) and be ready to come to class with thoughts and questions about the other readings!
-remember, we're gonna go to Panera Bread for part of our class next week so bring $$ if you want anything.

*Also, as you read about William Wilberforce and Thomas Jefferson, keep in mind that in 2 weeks you will be writing a compare contrast paper on them (don't worry, I'll teach you how to write it) so you might want to at least hightlight/jot down notes about ways that they are different/similar, etc. No worries, but thought I'd give you a heads up.

*Nicki and Kayla, because you were not in class today, you will need to bring your boards and be ready to present them in class next week. You might want to catch up with one of the girls and copy their notes from class. I would also like to talk to you both about some things you missed, so please stay a few minutes after class so we can talk. One thing, to know for this week is that you don't need to worry about taking tons of notes. I really want you to not spend alot of time on taking notes - just for the Early American REpublic and they should be shorthand, really simple and brief. I will talk more about how you can cut down on time you spend on reading ,etc. OK? Missed you alot today.

History and Lit

Hey everyone! Elsabeth Maka asked me to let you guys know:
"The neighbor across the street from us is not happy with people pulling intoher driveway. It just got repaved and it is getting tire marks on it. We are emailing those who frequent our home to ask you to please not go intoher driveway. I am sending this to you out of love for her.
Thanks for your understanding,Matt & Elsabeth"
So ladies, please have your moms read this and not pull into the neighbors driveway. We want to be be above reproach and seek to serve this neighbor!