| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Nov. 17, 2009 |
|
| [First
Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of October 26 to 30 (Beginning of second quarter) |
| Mon | "Babette's
Feast," Dinesen. Discuss study
and discussion options. Work in pairs on assigned questions. Share with class.
Hmwk:
Read "Feasts
of Grace," by Mary Ann Fatula (http://www.spiritualitytoday.org/spir2day/894126fatula.html) |
| Tues | Begin
viewing Babette's Feast [VTR PN 1997 .B215 2001 at PUC's library].
Hmwk:
Read "Babette's Feast,"
by Valerie O'Connell (http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/11739.htm) |
| Wed | Continue
viewing Babette's Feast [VTR PN 1997 .B215 2001 at PUC's library].
Hmwk:
Read "God
Loves a Joke: Babette and Vocation," by Pamela Schwandt (http://www.luthersem.edu/word&world/Archives/13-2_Literature/13-2_P_Schwandt.pdf) |
| Thurs | Finish
viewing Babette's Feast
[VTR PN 1997 .B215 2001 at PUC's library]. In small groups, discuss the homework
essays. Journal Writing #6 (For each essay, write a brief summary of the main
point, and make a personal application to show that you understand its meaning.)
Reading quiz on Tuesday. No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 2 to 6 |
| Mon | [College
Days] No class |
| Tues | Reading
quiz over "Babette's Feast" homework essays (last week).
Hmwk:Research
Lent, and the Mayan connection to chocolate. Document your research with at least
a page of notes: in your own handwriting, in your own words, with complete source/s.
Here are some links to help with the chocolate part of your research: Be
prepared to share in class on Thursday. |
| Wed | [Parent-Teacher
Conferences] No class |
| Thurs | Due:
Research notes on Lent, and the Mayan connection to chocolate. Share research
and discuss findings. Discuss the four study
and discussion options that have to do with the essays you read last week
(#5, 11-13). Write your answer to your assigned question as Journal Writing #7.
Read "Theological
deconstruction" and "Significance
of Lenten season and Easter." (You'll have to scroll down to find these
two sections.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 9 to 13 |
| Mon | Begin
viewing Chocolat.
Hmwk: If you haven't already done so, finish
reading "Theological
deconstruction" and "Significance
of Lenten season and Easter." (You'll have to scroll down to find these
two sections.) |
| Tues | Continue
viewing Chocolat.
Hmwk: Read "Babette's
Feast v. Chocolat." Do you agree with the author's assessment
of the two films? Why? Why not? Be prepared to discuss. |
| Wed | Reading
quiz over "Babette's
Feast v. Chocolat." Finish
viewing Chocolat.
Hmwk: Read what the
author has to say about Chocolat and the film adaptation. |
| Thurs | Discussion
of Chocolat using Study and Discussion
Questions (#1-7). Journal Writing #8 (Write an answer to one of the Chocolat
discussion qstns.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 16 to 20 |
| Mon | Study
and Discussion Questions. Comparing "Babette's Feast" and Chocolat.
Pick question and begin working on the Thinking stage. Read your question
cardfully. (Look up words you're not sure about.) Mull it over. What do you think
about this topic? What do the two stories say about this topic? Write notes as
you think.
Hmwk: Complete Thinking stage notes. |
| Tues | Study
and Discussion Questions. Comparing "Babette's Feast" and Chocolat.
Discuss organization strategies for comparison/contrast essays: block pattern
and point-by-point pattern. Notes on board to add to English binder. Work on sentence
outlines.
Hmwk: Complete Organizing stage. Finish preparing
sentence outline to use for your presentation tomorrow. |
| Wed | Study
and Discussion Questions. Comparing "Babette's Feast" and Chocolat.
Presentations. Speak to the class from your sentence outline.
No hmwk. |
| Thurs | [Ropes
Course All-School Field Trip] No class |
| Week
of November 23 to 27: Thanksgiving Vacation |
| Week
of November 30 to December 4 |
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| Week
of December 7 to 11 |
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| Week
of December 14 to 18 |
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| Christmas
Break (Dec. 21 to Jan. 1) |
| Week
of January 4 to 8 |
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| Week
of January 11 to 15 (End of second quarter and first semester) |
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