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Russian Life in the 1800’s

Russian Life in the 1800’s. The Role of Women. Pre-Reading Question. “Women are emotional and irrational in character, whereas men are logical and rational.” Agree/Disagree. Write a brief exploration of why. Vocabulary.

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Russian Life in the 1800’s

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  1. Russian Life in the 1800’s The Role of Women

  2. Pre-Reading Question • “Women are emotional and irrational in character, whereas men are logical and rational.” • Agree/Disagree. Write a brief exploration of why.

  3. Vocabulary ***USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, DEFINE AS MANY OF THESE AS POSSIBLE IN 10 MINUTES: *IPHONE, CELL PHONE, DEVICE, DICTIONARY LET’S SEE WHICH DEVICE/TOOL IS MOST EFFICIENT! • Drawing Room: • Widow: • Footman: • Creditor: • Lieutenant of Artillery: • Estate: • Indisposed: • Muslin: • Subaltern:

  4. The Role of Women • In traditional Russian society, women were legally dependent upon their husbands. • The Bolshevik Revolution radically changed the status of women. Under communist rule, Russian women were offered equal economic and social responsibilities, which resulted in a high percentage of females in the labor force. • The majority of physicians and health care workers in general are women. • In the family, however, a woman is still expected to perform domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping. • Women have played a determining role in maintaining the cultural identity in the family, passing on knowledge of Russian language and culture to younger people and by participation in philanthropic work that affects the entire community.

  5. The BruteComedic Terms Farce:a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character. Satire: the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule etc. when exposing someone’s weakness or traits. Melodramatic: exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.

  6. Melodramatic

  7. Reading Activity • While you listen to the first reading try to be attentive to the following. When you find these, write the page # on your chart, so you can write it down and refer to it later: • Examples of Figurative Language (ex: simile, metaphor, hyperbole…) • List the emotions that each character goes through. • Moments where characters are overly dramatic (melodramatic). • The moment each characters transforms.

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