Update Jan. 13

Bellwrite #3: Is it better to do what will make your friends or family happy or to follow the course of action that you personally think is best? Why?

We started considering the following Pride and Prejudice discussion questions:

• Consider the bellwrite question in light of the discussion between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth.
• In what ways does Miss Bingley attack Elizabeth?
• Who does Mrs. Bennet attack? Why? What method does she use for attack?
• How does Mr. Darcy define an "accomplished" lady?
• How is Mr. Bingley different from Mr. Darcy?
• Which characters have demonstrated pride so far in the novel? How?
• Which characters have either exhibited prejudice so far in the novel? How?

Students identified key vocabulary words from the novel, words which are used repeatedly by Jane Austen. They learned 3 of these words.

Students took a quiz on interpreting the Constitution. We then continued our discussion of this topic, looking at the two major camps of originalism and modernism (non-originalism). Students should expect to see a question on our unit test that will ask them which approach to interpretation they prefer and why.

Homework: Read through page 66 of Pride and Prejudice.