Week 11 Work--Due Wed., November 8th

Vocabulary Week 11
kismet
exonerate
altruism
myopic
galvanize

Prepare for your vocabulary and grammar quiz (through Week 11 vocab).  

Here is a link to Mrs. Price's Vocabulary on Quizlet.  Be sure to thank Ethan Cain for this great resource.  I'll also post a link on the right sidebar under "Helpful Resources" for future reference. To review for the grammar part, go through your MUG notes and make sure you understand and, if applicable, can define all the terms/concepts I listed on the whiteboard.  If you were absent, get these terms from a classmate.

John Buford, Union

This week, we'll begin the historical novel, The Killer Angels. This historical novel is based on the diaries, accounts, and other records left by those who fought in The Battle of Gettysburg.  All of the characters (except one) are real people from the era.

Enjoy getting to know them and watch this very significant battle unfold.  The first part of this book will set the stage for the second, so be patient with the author as he established the groundwork and people that will unfold in the second half.

.By next class, you should have read and annotated through p.150 (through July 1st).  Your annotations should track key characters, significant quotations, unfamiliar words you need to define, questions you may have, along with relevant literary terms you recognize as they appear such as foreshadowing, setting, personification, simile, metaphor. etc.

Here is a character chart you should use to document important aspects of key characters.  You may use the document online then print a physical copy of your work, Or you may choose to print it and fill it out by hand.

Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, Union

You should look for:
(1) background information/appearance--the Forward is a great place to start for this information, Shaara gives details upfront.
(2) Strengths--virtuous/admirable traits as you discern them, things they excel at
(3) Weaknesses--flaws or shortcomings
(4) Philosophy/Thoughts about War--How do they view war, what ideas do they have about warfare, how to fight, etc.

You will want to support your assertions with references to the text  (think actions, quotations, thoughts of other character's toward that character, etc.) Include page # references when appropriate.  All boxes may not apply to all characters--just work with what you see and think is significant.

As you read, I also want you to think about the different types of conflict in this novel  Please review this video which explains the different types of conflict in literature and take good notes.  We will talk more about conflict next class.

Robert E. Lee, Confederacy

After reading the first half of the novel:

Watch the first three sections of this Animated Civil War Map  (Prelude, July 1st, Respite).  We'll watch the rest next week.

Watch this clip of Chamberlain's speech from the movie Gettysburg (1993), which is based on Shaara's novel.

Watch this clip from Mel Gibson's Hamlet (through 1:50) which features the "What a piece of work is man" monologue which Chamberlain references.

Watch this segment which documents the History of the Origin of Taps.

Watch this clip about Stonewall Jackson which will help you understand his legacy better.  Jackson is a significant presence/character in the book even though he is deceased.  This video should help you add information about him to your character chart.

James Longstreet, Confederacy

Thoughts for the Week:

"This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave."  Abraham Lincoln, --April 6, 1859 Letter to Henry Pierce

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” ― Frederick Douglass