English, French, and Latin for University

 Happy Monday!   Warm-up: Translations Review Grammar:  Noun Phrases & Phrasal Nouns  Extra Practice:  https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/AV/phrasal_verbs/phrasal_nouns_1.php ________________________________________________________________________________ Unit Two: Racism, Civil Rights, and the American South  SEPARATE, BUT EQUAL  Documentary Introduction:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxwe6LPvkM Lecture: Civil Rights Movement: Timeline and Key Events  https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement Reading: Dry September by William Faulkner  Author Biography:       The Noble Prize winner American Writer, William Faulkner has written many critically acclaimed short stories, plays, screenplays, essays and novels. He is considered to be one of the most important writers of the American southern literature and ranked shoulder to shoulder with other significant writers such as Robert Penn,...

  Welcome Back !  1. Review of syllabi (cf. blog post "Criteria")  Writing: texts which will be covered this academic year:  - Narrative  - Article - Official Report - Diary  - Blog Post  For Shits and Giggles Translation Review:  Krzyzanowski OJA  Short Stories: Story of an Hour and Désirée's Baby by Kate Chopin America's "Protofeminist" Author Bio:   https://www.katechopin.org/biography/#childhood      Désirée's Baby:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sm3fbH6eKiX3MLPX8u9sCHzFri2y9BXD/view?usp=sharing Discussion Questions:  Group 1 Look at the names in the story: Desiree, La Blanche, L’Abri. What is the associated  meaning of each name and how does that relate to the story? Examine the character of Armand. Is he pitiable or not? What motivates him? What is his background? Does he have a choice at the end of the story regarding Desiree and the baby? Group 2 Identify the 3 main colors in the story. Who i...