Choose a book from the book list, find it in the library (Easy Reading section), read it, and write a short report about it. Bring your report to the next class.
Using your notes from today’s presentation on “A Christmas Carol”, write a short paragraph about that movie. You may need to do a little research before you write.
Students who have not chosen a movie will have a movie chosen for them.
Choose another book from the Easy Reading list, borrow it from the library and start reading. (Download the list here: AS1_Easy_reading_library_list
In preparation for next week’s presentations on “Elizabeth the Golden Age” and “Oliver Twist”, please read
the Tudor Period (p. 23-4)
Films about English Queens (p. 68),
Mary Queen of Scots (p. 62), and
The Industrial Revolution (p. 32) and The Victorian Age (p. 33)
Today’s class
Presentation about “A Christmas Carol”.
Discussion about
As this is an English class about British history, what information do you want to hear from the presenters?
How can a presentation be
made more interesting?
made easy to understand?
organized so that the audience remembers the key points?
Next week’s presentations by Ms. Tanaka F., Tanaka H. and Sodai.
Easy reading: read an easy reading book from the “Easy Reading” section of the library.
Record the details on your “ Reading List”. Include the following items:
Title, author, level, genre, comment
Chapter 14
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Short Asnwer questions.
Today’s class
Presentations by
Ms. Yanobu – on Digory’s character
Ms. Yamagami – on Uncle Andrew’s character
Ms. Yamada – on whether Jadis is an evil character or not
Ms. Uezawa – on Aslan as a representation of God
Discussion points:
Uncle Andrew broke his promise to Madam LeFay. Why? Was that foolish? Or something else?
Jadis said she had to use magic (the Deplorable Word) because her sister broke their promise first and used magic. What do you think?
Jadis said, “They were MY people. What were they there for other than to do my will?” What do you think? Is she right? Do those people belong to her? Can she do what she likes with them?
Choose a US history topic for your presentation. Tell me next week.
Ms.Egami, Honjo, Horie, Irie M., please prepare your presentation for next week.
Presentation topics:
This semester, you can freely choose any topic of U.S. history that you like.
I suggest you choose a person or a group of people as the main point of your presentation.
In addition, you may choose any topic in the textbook, any U.S.A. history-related book that you have read, or any movie from the movie list that you have seen.
The key point about all the amendments is that they are negative rights.
Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment II A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation;to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
