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//**Tuesday, November 16, 2009:**// //Wuthering Heights Test//

//Review for Wuthering Heights Test//
 * //Monday, November 15, 2009://**

Multiple Choice Questions and Review of Questions
 * Thursday, November 12, 2009/Friday, November 13, 2009:**

VETERANS' DAY! Thank a veteran! Marriage laws discussion
 * Wednesday, November 11, 2009:**

**Tuesday, November 10, 2009:** Oops Catch Up! Finish yesterday's work, do vocabulary, read - any of the above!

**Monday, November 9, 2009:** 1. Words of the Day - Assignment Information

//2. Laws - New and Old Comparison:// a. Read and summarize the following 18th century laws: //Book the First : Chapter the Fifteenth : Of Husband and Wife pp 431-432// By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband: under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs everything; and is therefore called in our law-french a feme-covert; is said to be covert-baron, or under the protection and influence of her husband, her baron, or lord; and her condition during her marriage is called her coverture. Upon this principle, of a union of person in husband and wife, depend almost all the legal rights, duties, and disabilities that either of them acquire by the marriage. I speak not at present of the rights of property, but of such as are merely personal. For this reason, a man cannot grant anything to his wife, or enter into covenant with her: for the grant would be to suppose her separate existence; and to covenant with her, would be only to covenant with himself: and therefore it is also generally true, that all compacts made between husband and wife, when single, are voided by the intermarriage. A woman indeed may be attorney for her husband; for that implies no separation from, but is rather a representation of, her lord. And a husband may also bequeath anything to his wife by will; for that cannot take effect till the coverture is determined by his death. The husband is bound to provide his wife with necessaries by law, as much as himself; and if she contracts debts for them, he is obliged to pay them: but for any thing besides necessaries, he is not chargeable. Also if a wife elopes, and lives with another man, the husband is not chargeable even for necessaries; at last if the person, who furnishes them, is sufficiently apprized of her elopement. If the wife be indebted before marriage, the husband is bound afterwards to pay the debt; for he has adopted her and her circumstances together. Blackstone, Sir William. __Commentaries on the Laws of England (1st Ed.)__. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1765-1769. Click here to read the article in its original context

b. Compare these laws to today's laws. If you are female, would you be willing to give up your personal property to be married? If you are male, would you want to marry someone for whom you must assume complete legal responsibility?

c. Define the following: "entailments," "trusts," "coverture," and the Married Women's Property Act.

d. Compare your new knowledge of coverture laws to __Wuthering Heights__, especially in light of Catherine's description of Heathcliff as "more myself than I am" (Chapter 9), her pronouncement to Nelly that "I am Heathcliff" (Chapter 9), and Heathcliff's description of her as his "life" and his "soul" (Chapter 16). Consider how these laws affect the motivation of characters in the novel, especially Heathcliff.

e. Answers/comparisons should be no shorter than a well-developed paragraph of 7-10 sentences but could be longer. Answers should demonstrate your understanding of the terms in #3. Click for the 9 Point AP Rubric.

Intro to Words of the Day (auspicious, deciduous, filibuster) Assign writing prompt, due Tuesday, November 10
 * Friday, November 6, 2009:**

AP Test Questions Review
 * Thursday, November 5, 2009:**

AP Test Questions
 * Wednesday, November 4, 2009:**


 * Monday, November 2, 2009:**


 * Friday, October 30, 2009:** Reading Day - Catch Up

Define the following (at least three characteristics):** Hareton Earnshaw "Young" Catherine/"Mrs. Heathcliff" Edgar Linton Hindley Earnshaw Isabella
 * THURSDAY'S HOMEWORK (in addition to reading):

See below for list of "i.d."s addressed in today's (and yesterday's) class.
 * Thursday, October 29, 2009:** //Introduction to WH, continued//

Chapters 1-8 - Important People/Terms
 * Wednesday, October 28, 2009:** //Introduction to Wuthering Heights//

//What is this Yorkshire accent and what does it sound like??// (NOTE: This is a YouTube video and will not be viewable at school - check it out at home!)
 * Heathcliff
 * Catherine/Cathy
 * Lockwood
 * Joseph
 * Hareton Earnshaw
 * "Young" Catherine/"Mrs. Heathcliff"
 * Zillah
 * Nelly (Dean)
 * Mr(.) Earnshaw
 * Hindley Earnshaw
 * Frances Earnshaw
 * Isabella Linton
 * Edgar Linton
 * Wuthering Heights (Law Hill, High Sunderland)
 * Thrushcross Grange
 * Moor/Yorkshire Moor


 * Tuesday, October 27, 2009:** Reading Day - Catch Up