Wednesday 1:15 Western Civ Lit

Read Acts 1 and 2 of Tartuffe.
Vocabulary Exam. Do not wait to study!

Wednesday 9:15 World Lit

Vocabulary Exam! Please do not wait until the last day to study.
Read pages 116-174 in Stalin.

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Vocabulary: Quiz on Friday.
History: Complete Chapter 17 of Spielvogel.
Literature: Read Act 5 of Tartuffe.
Answer the following quesitons:

1. What are Tartuffe's major themes? How do the characters reflect these?
2. Cleante seems to be the voice of reason. Do you agree as the reader?
3. Cleante tells Orgon to leave the trickster alone to mend his ways. Do you think that Tartuffe will change?
4. Was it necessary for the king to get involved? Why wouldn't the characters find a solution?
5. Was Orgon a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

Friday Girls

Vocabulary:
1. jocose: done or made in jest
2. jovial: merry
3. judicious: prudent
4. jugular: pertaining to the throat (vein)
5. junta: council that deliberates in secret about affairs of the government
6. jurisprudence: science or philosophy of law
7. joust: engage in tilt with lances on horseback
8. juxtapose: to place close together
9. iota: small or insignificant mark or part
10. ire: wrath
Your vocabulary exam will be on November 18. Do not wait to begin studying!


Literature: Read to page 116 in Stalin.
                  Create a timeline of Stalin's life beginning in 1920 using the text. 
                  You should have three entires /chapter.


History: Complete study sheet on Chapter 15.
              Make sure that you have read Chapter 16.

Have a good weekend!

Monday/Thursday Girls

Vocabulary:
1. ignoble: low in character or purpose
2. imbibe: to drink or take in
3. imbrue: to wet or moisten
4. imbroglio: misunderstanding ( ill feelings)
5. incipient: beginning
6. indigent: poor
7. insipid: tasteless
8. irksome: wearisome
9. insular: pertaining to an island
10. islet: small island

History: Read Pages 509-522 of Chapter 17 in Spielvogel.
Literature: Read Acts 3 and 4 of Tartufe. ( I changed my mind)
Presley, we hope that you feel better.
Have a good weekend.

Wednesday 1:15 Western Civ Lit

Vocabulary:
1. jocose: done or made in jest
2. jovial: merry
3. judicious: prudent
4. jugular: pertaining to the throat (vein)
5. junta: council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of the government
6. jurisprudence: science or philosophy of law
7. joust: engage in a tilt with lances on horseback
8. juxtapose: to place close together
9. iota: small or insignificant mark or part
10. ire: wrath

Vocabulary exam on November 16. Please begin to prepare now!
Literature: 
Paper options: 1000 words on one of the following:
1. Milton often depicts Satan as an attractive or sympathetic character. In what ways could Satan be seen as attractive or sympathetic? Cite examples from the epic.

2. How do Adam and Eve differ after their fall from grace? Discuss the differences with examples from the epic.

3. Discuss Milton's attitudes of gender roles and marriage as seen in the epic. Cite examples.

Please make sure that you have a copy of Tartufe in class on Wednesday.

Wednesday 9:15

Vocabulary:

1. jocose: done or made in jest
2. jovial: merry
3. judicious: prudent
4. jugular: pertaining to the throat (vein)
5. junta: council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of the government
6. jurisprudence: science or philosophy of law
7. juxtapose: to place next to
8. joust: engage in a tilt with lances on horseback
9. iota: small or insignificant mark or part
10. ire: wrath

Vocabulary exam on November 16. Do not wait until the last minute to study!


Literature:
Nice discussion on Stalin today. Read to page 116  for next week.
Create a timeline of the events of Stalin. Begin in 1929 and continue. Label three items for each chapter beginning with the current reading. There is no need to go back into the last chapters.

Justin, we hope that you feel better.