WLC+RachelS

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:

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 book will be about wars.
 * READ THE FIRST PAGE ALOUD IN YOUR GROUP
 * What is the POV (provide evidence)?
 * -The POV in this book is the first point of view.
 * "We are at rest five miles behind the front."
 * What conflict is introduced?
 * -There's a war going on, and the soldiers haven't been eating very well.
 * What characters are introduced?
 * -The characters introduced are cook, Tjudan and Muler.
 * What do you learn about each of the characters (provide textual evidence)?
 * -They're soldiers on the Western Front.
 * What is the setting (time, location)?
 * -It takes place on the Western Front.
 * What do you think this book will be about? (complete sentences)
 * -It will be about the war on the Western Front.

Reflections: 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.)

The most interesting idea that we discussed today was why Paul lied to his friend Kemmerich when they both knew that Kemmermich will die soon. We had different ideas about that. However, I thought Paul wanted to give Kemmermich meaningless hope only because he could have a peaceful death. He didn't want Kemmermich to die feeling horrible. He wanted Kemmermich die, never giving up the hope to live again and be a soldier again with both legs.

=RESEARCH=


 * Examining the Setting with Research**

Why? Actively pursuing additional background knowledge can make a book more enjoyable and multiply the avenues of conversation when literature circles meet.

1. With your world lit. group, list the time period, location, and as many historical details and figures as you can identify from the first section of your book.

- time period: World War I - location: the Western Front, Germany - life in the trenches - the impact of war on young men - how medical centres were like

2. Each group member needs to select one item on the list to research. It could be the time period, location, or a historical detail.

3. You need to find one reliable source (an article or web page) that provides interesting / relevant information on your topic.

4. You may not use Wikipedia as your source, but you can always check the links at the bottom of the relevant page.

3. By the next class you need to post the following on your world lit. wikipage: (on the Block C or Block E page) Some of the new weapons that were used during World War I were poison gas, the machine gun, the tank, the airplane and the submarine. The Germans first introduced poison gas, but both sides started using it in the war later. The machine gun started to be widely used because it was drastically improved by the time of World War I. The tanks were first introduced at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 by the British. The airplanes were first used for actual fighting in World War I. The submarine was introduced by the Germans in 1914.
 * your topic of research: the Western Front weapons
 * a reliable source: the world history textbook
 * state why you think the source is reliable: It's the source that we use a lot in our World History class. I used the textbook instead of finding an online source because all the sites had different information and I didn't know which one to trust.
 * write a one paragraph summary of your source (5-8 complete sentences)
 * be prepared to share with your group and the class

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rachel Seo E Block

Pattern #1 pg. 123 "We might exist there; but should we really live there?"

Two independent clauses that are related are attached by a semicolon.

Discussion Reflection # 2

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.)

The most interesting idea that we discussed today is how the war changed people. Their main goal of life shifted to survival of the war. Their dreams for their future that they may have had before are shattered. What matters the most for these men is how to get out of the war safely. Also, men in the war became used to deaths. Because they see dead people, and people dying in front of them everyday, they no longer feel anything when they see death in other people.

Discussion Reflection # 3

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.)

When Paul stabbed a man dead one-to-one for the first time, he was talking to the dead man and looking at his photos of his family. We found that passage particularly interesting. We talked about how the war is making the men go insane. We were talking about how Paul felt guilty about killing a man hand-to-hand when he's probably killed many other men with the weapons he used. We found it interesting that his comrades comforted him by saying that that's the reason why they're here, to kill men. The war makes people feel numb about deaths and emotions.

Reflection #4

We talked a lot about connections in our discussion today. In Candide, he kills two people "all for the best." In All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul kills a soldier hand to hand for the first time. When he tells his comrades, they say not to worry because killing the soldier was all for the best, and that is the reason why they're here: to kill the enemies. Murder in both books is not considered as a sin. It's done because it had to be done.