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Reading Assignments: Divide your novel into four sections - by pages or chapters. **Post the schedule below on your wiki page with your pages/chapters due filled in for each class.**

Class 39 World Literature Circles - Meeting #1 Pages / Chapters Due: page 50 / Chapter 3

Class 41 World Literature Circles - Meeting #2 Pages / Chapters Due:

Class 43 World Literature Circles - Meeting #3 Pages / Chapters Due:

Class 44 World Literature Circles - Meeting #4 Pages / Chapters Due:


 * Preview** your book by answering the following questions on your wiki page:
 * What do you think this novel will be about based on the cover art? (complete sentence): I think this novel will be about the WWI, especially the Western Front.
 * READ THE FIRST PAGE ALOUD IN YOUR GROUP
 * What is the POV (provide evidence)?: First point of view. "We are at rest five miles behind the front."
 * What conflict is introduced?: War is going on.
 * What characters are introduced?: The cook, Tjaden, Müller.
 * What do you learn about each of the characters (provide textual evidence)?: They are soldiers. The cook wants people to eat and he has a carroty head.
 * What is the setting (time, location)?: Five miles behind the Western Front. World War I.
 * What do you think this book will be about? (complete sentences): I think this book will be about the lives of soldiers in WWI.


 * Research**

1. Topic - Weapons used in World War I

2. Summary: - During World War I, various weapons were invented and developed. First, machine guns were main killers in the war. They shot hundreds of times in a minute which increased the number of casualties. Machine guns made significant advantage to defending forces. Also, mustard gas was an important kind of weapon used in World War I. This gas caused blisters, blind eyes and sore throats and could be neutralized by gas masks. Lastly, airplanes and air crafts were crucial, too. Machine guns were attached to the airplanes which made the pilots able to fight more efficiently in the sky.

3. URL: http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com

4. Why is the source reliable? - World history teachers used abc-clio for class sources. - Experts had peer reviewed the information on this website.

After each world literature circle discussion, please complete the following reflection in complete sentences on your page. (Clearly label each discussion reflection.) **What was the most interesting idea or insight that was discussed in your group meeting today?** Describe the discussion in as much detail as you can, noting the ideas various members came up with as well as any follow-up questions that were asked. (This reflection needs to be a paragraph in length.)
 * Reflections:**

__Meeting #1__ Our group read chapter one to three of //All Quiet on the Western Front//. This is a novel about soldiers' life during World War I on the Western Front. One of the passages we talked about is page 27, the part when Paul lies. Everyone had different ideas about this passage and why he had to lie that we couldn't choose the final idea. Then, the discussion was mostly focused on Kemmerich's death and his boots. He is one of the soldiers who got a wound on his thigh. We agreed on a lot about each others' ideas on this topic. This part was also a very touching passage in the chapters. Moreover, we could find connections between //All Quiet on the Western Front// and novels that we previously read such as //Candide// and //Animal Farm.// For example, Napoleon in //Animal Farm// and Himmelstoss in this novel both abused their power when they got the authority.

__Meeting #2__ We mainly talked about how people on the western front changed during war. They lost hopes and old memories that war became their life. Now killing and fighting are their life since they have to protect themselves from the battle. Paul Bäumer couldn't feel comfortable when he returned to his home because used to be fighting and killing in war. Himmelstoss changes as war continues, too. At first, he was very cruel and mean to the recruits but he became generous which was also because of war. People on the western front has realized that surviving in this war is everything for them.

__Meeting #3__ In this meeting, we talked about when Paul Bäumer killed the French Soldier. This was a shocking incident for Paul because it was the first time for him to kill a person by hand. When Paul tells that he stabbed the enemy soldier, his friends say he had to kill him to survive. Paul now learns more about how to survive in war because it is to kill or to be killed. We discussed about how war affected the soldiers on the front and how soldiers are getting numb about deaths and wars.

__Meeting #4__ We discussed about the last two chapters of 'All Quiet on the Western Front'. The most important parts were when Paul seemed sorrowful and hopeless after his friends died. He was actually left alone in the war which was nothing more better than dying. The book was titled 'All Quiet on the Western Front' because it was literally silent on the day when Paul died. Also, it explains how Paul died in peace because he is now out of the horrible war. There can be several connections of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and other books we read. For example, 'Candide' and 'All Quiet on the Western Front' both make main characters suffer in bad situations.


 * Sentence Pattern**

(pg.123) "We might exist there; but should we really live there?" ㄴ Sentence Pattern 1 ㄴPattern 1 is S V; S V.