Monday, 4/20 - Peace often leads to stagnation; stagnation, to mischief.

• 3PO

• GUM: Begin intro to Victorian Era: take notes on each sections

• One topic sentence in your own words
• Two details for each section

• TIBE: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People - Some things to keep in mind:
• Wilde is using light satire to poke fun at Victorian duplicity (hypocrisy) 
• private vs public life - or sinful reality vs moral appearance
• The name "Ernest" sounds like "earnest," which means "serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous; showing depth and sincerity of feeling."

• Begin Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (TIBE)
• As you read each act, identify one quote (or snippets of dialogue) that you think criticize Victorian values and/or institutions.  
• Context: (Who are the characters?) What is/are the character(s) saying?  
• What do you think the playwright (Wilde) is possibly saying through the quote? 

HW:

1. (Wed) Victorian Era notes
1. One TS and two facts per section:
1. "Peace and Economic Growth" 
2. "The Idea of Progress"
3. "The Hungry Forties"
4. "The Movement for Reform"
5. "Decorum and Authority"
6. "Intellectual Progress"
7. "Questions and Doubts"
8. "From Trust to Skepticism and Denial"
9. "Revealing Reality"