Can’t believe it’s November already! OTOH, my classes have accomplished a lot. Just yesterday we finished reading The Scarlet Letter in 11th Grade Honors English. Using a speculative article by a forensic doctor, we did an analysis of whether there was sufficient evidence in the book to justify an off-beat claim that Chillingworth was slowly poisoning Dimmesdale. Later this week we will read the initial reviews of the book from 1850, and find out why it was considered as shocking as it was at the time. The students have also finished half of their vocabulary lessons for the year! Soon we are turning to the horror genre with some classic creepy tales by Baltimore’s own, Edgar Allan Poe. Students should enjoy writing their own scary stories next month.
In my senior seminar, we are studying the 20s and 30s and we all just enjoyed seeing the original of The Jazz Singer film. We talked about what messages the movie was making regarding assimilation of Jews into modern American life. Seniors are starting to pick their senior thesis topics – Adin was the first to turn his in, which will be on the impact of findings in quantum physics during the 20th century. Should be an interesting, if difficult, piece to read.
So all in all an interesting and busy start to the year!
Leslie Smith Rosen
Dean of General Studies
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