Wednesday, December 5, 2012

AGENDA 12/5

View TED Talk by Nalini Nadkarni, "Life Science in Prison"

Discuss Crime & Punishment essays/articles

"Rehabilitate or Punish?" essay by Etienne Benson
"Crime and Punishment in California"  essay by James Austin
"Federal Courts to the Rescue: Fixing California's Broken Prison System" by blogger Dan Macallair
"Making Time Count" essay by Chesa Boudin


HW: Read chapters 20-21 of The Scarlet Letter for Thursday

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

AGENDA 12/4

Review vocabulary from The Scarlet Letter
Discuss chapters 17-19 of The Scarlet Letter
Key ideas:
Has Hester's punishment been effective? Has it made her a better person?
Why doesn't Pearl accept her mother when Hester removes her "A"?
Why does Pearl not support Hester and Dimmesdale's plan to run away together?
What seems to be nature's reaction to all of these events?
What "supernatural" things occur in this section?

HW: Seminar Prep - Crime & Punishment articles
"Rehabilitate or Punish?" essay by Etienne Benson
"Crime and Punishment in California"  essay by James Austin
"Federal Courts to the Rescue: Fixing California's Broken Prison System" by blogger Dan Macallair
"Making Time Count" essay by Chesa Boudin




Monday, December 3, 2012

AGENDA 12/3

Discuss last week's essays on gender 
The Scarlet Letter discussion, chapters 14-16
Key ideas:
What is Pearl's relationship with Hester's letter?
How has Pearl been affected by Hester's punishment/sin? How have Dimmesdale and Chillingworth been affected?
What's the role/symbolism of nature in this section?

HW: Read chapters 17-19 of The Scarlet Letter and prepare for tomorrow's discussion.