A Tale of Two Cities’ Book the Third

British LiteratureApril 20, 2015

Reading Pop QuizOn a separate sheet of paper, write down the answers to the following questions. Each question is worth 2 points.

1. What does “In Secret” mean?

2. Why is Darnay arrested in France?

3. Why does Dr. Manette think he can help Darnay?

4. What does Madame Defarge take as a compliment from Lucie Manette?

5. What does Lucie Manette do at 3:00pm every day?

6. What does this passage describe: “It was the best cure for headache, it infallibly prevented the hair from turning grey, it imparted a peculiar delicacy to the complexion, it was the National Razor which shaved close” (Dickens 272).

You run the “Dear Abby” section of the newspaper, The SkyView Sentinel. You received this note. Write your response to answer his question.

Dear Abby,

My life seems perfect here in England: I have a beautiful wife (you should see her golden locks!), a lovely daughter, a compassionate and hardworking father-in-law. I don’t want to lose my perfect life but something has come up from my past. One of my old servants at the Chateau of the Marquis needs my help in France. I am scared to travel in France with the Revolutionaries’ uprisings but I cannot let this man die on my account. However, I cannot leave my family. I cannot tell them either. My poor wife cannot handle that kind of stress; she has enough of her shoulders with the loss of our son. Oh, Abby, what do I do?

Sincerely,

Lost and Loving Husband

“Dear Abby” Advice Column

What is the Carmagnole?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

d7zxojBcFYQ

Is Patriotism dangerous?At what point does patriotism become

destructive?

Madame Veto has promisedMadame Veto has promisedTo cut everyone's throat in ParisTo cut everyone's throat in ParisBut she failed to do this,Thanks to our cannons.

Let us dance the CarmagnoleLong live the soundLong live the soundLet us dance the CarmagnoleLong live the sound of the cannons.

Mr. Veto had promised (repeat)To be loyal to his country; (repeat)But he failed to be,Let's not do quarters.

Antoinette had decided (repeat)To drop us on our asses; (repeat)But the plan was foiledAnd she fell on her face.

Her husband, believing himself a conqueror, (repeat)Knowing little our value, (repeat)Go, Louis, big crybaby,From the the Temple into the tower.

The Swiss had promised, (repeat)That they would fire our friends, (repeat)But how they have jumped!How they have all danced!

When Antoinette sees the tower, (repeat)She wishes to make a half turn, (repeat)She is sick at heartTo see herself without honor.

Socratic Circle on Tuesday

Write two questions that intrigue you about the novel to discuss on Tuesday.

Homework

Read and annotate Charles Dickens’ chapters 6 and 7 of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

Socratic CircleBritish LiteratureApril 21, 2015

Week One

Parricide

Vociferate

Refractory

Sallow

Dolorous

Week Two

Capricious

Blighted

Impetuous

Gregarious

Expiation

REVIEW: Vocabulary from A Tale of

Two Cities

“CLAP TWICE!” I

across the room.

She refused to clean her room as usual

because she was a girl.

The oncology floor featured many

faces as they were battling cancer.

My Catholic friend went to confession to

her sins.

The annotations were

with only two underlined phrases in each

chapter.

Their relationship was

; one day they were dating and the next they hated

each other.

Lucie Manette was

when she heard that her

husband was arrested and imprisoned in La

Force.

Their honeymoon was

by the error in the airline tickets because instead of going to the beach in Mexico they were headed to the

desert in New Mexico.

The extroverts blossomed in social situations like

tulips in spring or butterflies bursting from their cocoons.

The in Sophocles’ Oedipus

the King was an accident though it

coined the term the Oedipus complex.

Socratic Circle

Here are some questions to inspire your discussion if you would like, otherwise ask your own questions about the novel.

Should Charles Darnay return to France to save Gabelle?

Compare and contrast the two trials of Charles Darnay: the first in England and the second in France. What was similar in both? How are they different?

How would you describe Lucie Manette as a character? Is her devotion to Charles Darnay inspiring?

Homework

Read and annotate Charles Dickens’ chapters 8 and 9 of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.