Rachilde's The Juggler: Comparative Literature

8 Questions

What process did students think helped them find information?

Plans and specifications

What parts of the plans and specifications did students find confusing?

Answer will vary

What is the purpose of arranging students into groups with one person who worked on plans and the other on specifications?

To have students describe their answers to each other

What is the purpose of summarizing the lesson and answering student questions at the end?

To reinforce learning and clarify any doubts

What is the objective for student learning in the Comparative Literature class on Rachilde's novel The Juggler?

To place the novel and its protagonist within the context of Rachilde's life and literary career

What nickname was Rachilde given, and why?

Mademoiselle Baudelaire, possibly due to connections with Baudelaire in her writing

What is the main goal for student learning in the Biology discussion on 'prokaryote gene regulation'?

To identify the structure and regulation mechanism of the lac operon and trp operon

Match the following terms with their corresponding activity in the Civil Engineering discussion:

Reading Plans & Specifications = Small group discussion Assignment 1 components = Class discussion Analysis of Plans & Specifications = Jigsaw Exercise

Study Notes

Sample Lesson Plans

A 50-minute Comparative Literature class on Rachilde's novel The Juggler:
- Objectives: Students will be able to place the novel and its protagonist within the context of Rachilde's life and literary career, and identify and analyze the "decadent" connections between Baudelaire and Rachilde.
- Agenda:
  - Announcements and reminders (5 minutes)
  - Introduce the novel (10 minutes)
  - "Decadent" connections between Baudelaire and Rachilde (20 minutes)
  - Check for understanding (10-12 minutes)
  - Sum up main points and preview next class (3-5 minutes)

Rachilde's Biography

Rachilde: Marguerite Emery Vallette (1860-1953)
"Mademoiselle Baudelaire"
Over 60 published works, including Monsieur Vénus (1884) and La Jongleuse/The Juggler (1900, 1982 reprint, 1990 translation)

80-minute Biology Discussion

Goal: To identify the structure and regulation mechanism of the lac operon and trp operon using a role-play activity
Materials: Lecture and discussion notes
Agenda:
- In-class quiz on previous three lectures (5 minutes)
- Review and role-play set-up (20 minutes)
- Check for Understanding: Play the "Lac Operon" role-play (45 minutes)
- Group Discussion (10 minutes)
- Students discuss remaining exercise questions in small groups (15 minutes)

50-minute Comparative Politics Class

Objectives: Students will be able to analyze and discuss practical implications for contemporary political issues in light of modernization theory, and solve game theoretic models related to modernization theory
Materials: PowerPoint Slides, handout of images from "Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta"
Agenda:
- Review Economic Determinants of Democracy Theories – Think-pair-share (10 minutes)
- Game Theoretic Model Illustration – Large group discussion (10 minutes)
- Case Study Discussion – Large group discussion (5 minutes)
- Implications of the Theory – Small group exercises (20 minutes)
- Summary activity – Think-pair (5 minutes)

50-minute Civil Engineering Discussion

Objectives: Students will be able to compare the features of Plans and Specifications, and analyze and discuss the relationship between these two documents with others
Agenda:
- Announcements and reminders (5 minutes)
- Introduce Assignment 1—Class discussion (10 minutes)
- Introduction to reading Plans & Specifications—Small group discussion (10 minutes)
- Analysis of Plans & Specifications—Jigsaw Exercise (15 minutes)
- Reflection —Think-Pair (5 minutes)
- Summarize the lesson and answer student questions (5 minutes)