Harry Potter #1 pages 36-41

This part of the book shows us Harry's childhood. Where he sleeps, how he deals with Dudley and the highlight, the trip to the zoo.

Dudley's Smelting uniform 

UK educational system overview
 http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/16-and-under-education-path/

Vocabulary
argue - to talk back

Questions:
: What are the most important facts about Harry's childhood?
What does he feel about the strangers in the street?
 What does he remember about his parents?
What is his first memory?
 At what age do you think children have a first memory?
What are the most important facts about Harry's childhood?
 What does he feel about the strangers in the street?
 What does he remember about his parents?
What is his first memory?
 At what age do you think children have a first memory?
What do you think about Dumbledore's decision to have Harry grow up with the Dureley's?
Why does Dudley get to go a different school?
What special things does Dudley get in his uniform?
 What does Harry think about Dudley's uniform?
What do Dudley's parents feel about it?

Do children have to wear uniforms to school?
What does your uniform look like?



Homework: Write a paragraph about how Harry's childhood will help shape his later life.

The Dragon King !14 Magic Tree House Chapter 2

Magic Tree House #14, is a very exciting book. By now Mom and Dad have some bit of an idea that Jack and Annie are going places, but maybe they think it is a joke. What do you think?



Background reading
http://www.blackdrago.com/history/dragonkings.htm 
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/history-of-chinese-literature.htm

Questions
Why did their clothes change?
What social class are Jack and Annie dressed like?
What information do they find in the book?
Why did the king choose his name?
What notes did Jack write?
Who did they meet in the field?
What message did he give them?  
Where is the book that Jack and Annie need to find?
How does the farmer feel about the Dragon King?
Predict how the Dragon King will talk to Jack and Annie.
What is exciting about this chapter?
What else would you bring with you to Ancient China?
Why did they bring the Library Card?
If you had to choose your own symbol what would you choose?  Why?

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo wrote this novel in 1830-1831 in three parts.  Today we put all them together into one book. His purpose was to help people realize the beauty and usefulness of Gothic architecture, as there is so much description in the story.

Modern readers sometime have trouble with 19th Century writing which uses much more words and description than in modern writing.    The writer wants the reader to have the same picture in mind as the author so every detail is mentioned.

The novel starts on January 6th 1482, a normal day,  But Hugo describes the events that happened two days before in great detail so it is like looking through a telescope the wrong end at the 1480's.

Here is the link so you can download the book for free:

https://ia800307.us.archive.org/10/items/hunchbackofnotre1hugo/hunchbackofnotre1hugo.pdf


An easier translation:
http://www.limpidsoft.com/6inch/hunchback.pdf 

And this is a background and plot summary of the book for those who have to know what happens in a nutshell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame

We will study this book slowly slowly together.

Have Fun!

Rachael Alice

10 Masterpieces of Baroque Architecture

10 Masterpieces of Baroque Architecture
Women in Architecture have to work 10 times harder, but there is still hope for the future.  A student of mine chose this article to study and you might want to too!

http://historylists.org/architecture/10-masterpieces-of-baroque-architecture.html

Questions
Who finally finished the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
Why is St. Peter's 
What was the original function of the Les Invalides? 
What is it being used as now? 
How long was St. Peter's Cathedral the tallest building in London?
Why did UNESCO World Heritage Sites designate the The Zacatecas Cathedral? 
Which site is the most beautiful? 
Why is it important to study the Baroque period? 
Why is was it difficult to restore Baroque buildings after fires? 
Who finally built the facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela?

Key terms
leading  - one of the most important people 
 facade - the part that faces the street
symmetry - looks the same on both sides 
obelisk - a small monument
dome- a big half sphere
veteran - the fighter from a war
vowed = a strong promise
severely  - almost destroyed
basilica - another name for dome of a church


Pronunciation
baroque bo roke
spread spred
triumph  tri  um f
Catholic cath lik
Protestant pro te stnt
visual vizh ua l
 facade  c is s sound
colonnades col lon ades
erected e rec ted
contemporary  con tem po ra ri
Cathedral Ca the dral
severely se ver li
grandeur gran dur
façade  c is s sound
Romanesque  accent on ROM
basilica ba sil i ka

Grammar
Roman numeralshttp://mathworld.wolfram.com/RomanNumerals.html 

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lesson Plan pages 6-7

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Alabama,  The father Atticus was elected to the State Legislature.  This affects his status in Maycomb.  but how much real power does he really have?

   

Key Terms:

ran in her family

tyrannical

epic

squinted 

Questions to think about during the book: 

Who is high status? 

Who is low status?

Who are the whites?

 Who are the blacks?

 Who is rich and who is poor?

How does these characteristics affect the people and how they act and react? 

Homework: 

Describe the relationship between Calpurnia and the author, and the relationship between Atticus and the author.  

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Lesson Plan pages 22-31

Hagrid's Hankerchief! 

Ten years have passed since we saw Harry dropped off at his Aunt's and Uncle's house. 

Lets read to find out what type of childhood Harry had. 

Key Terms 

shrill - very high and annoying

demanded  asking strongly

cupboard - a place for storing dishes

knobbly - knees bigger than they should be 

punched   hit

meanwhile  - at the same time

tantrum - starts to scream and yell a lot

 unwrap

wrap means to cover up with pretty paper

 un means the opposite

ruins - destroyed

wailed - scream loudly

spoil - something went bad

shrunk - gotten smaller because of too hot water

mustache - hair on the upper lip of a grown man

Pronunciation

  fateful  fate ful

  sign long I

demanded de man ded

hid den short I

wanted  want ted

involved say d clearly 

bacon long a  

hair  haire 

direction dir reck shun

cabbage cab je

 scrawny too thin

scissors  sis zors  

Questions:

Why do we fast forward 10 years? 

What were our expectations about Harry's childhood?  Were you surprised? 

Where does Harry sleep? 

What does his Aunt want him to do? 

What day is today? 

How many presents did Dudley get? 

Why is he still not satisfied?  How does his father react?

Explain how Harry finally gets to go to the zoo? 

What strange things always happen to Harry?  Why? 

Homework:

Make up what it must have been like for Harry living in the Dursley's household.   How does he explain the funny things that happen to him? What does he think about his parents?

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Lesson plan pages 3-6

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the classics of our time.  It tells us our story, the story of growing up, racism in the American South.

In this series we will read together this wonderful novel, explore it's issues


Key Terms
assauged- went away, not important.
sweltering - too hot to move
 Mule  - cross between a horse and a donkey
 talcum powder
ambled - to walk very slowly
 shuffled the feet can't even raise the feet from the ground
vague   not defined very well
 optimism - the belief that things will get better

Pronunciation
 residential res I den chul

Questions
Which terms does the author use to describe the summer in Maycomb?
How do we feel when it is raining?
What do the words "Nothing to fear but fear itself mean?
How does it feel to live in Maycomb town?
Would you like to live there?
Background information :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
https://www.ruralswalabama.org/attraction/st-stephens-historical-park-near-st-stephens-al/


 Homework:  Write about the environment of Maycomb town.  The weather, the attitude of the people.