Friday, 22 February 2013


Monday, February 18, 2013 No Class President's Day

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 "Review for Ch 25 Test
Reread Ch 23 on Utopian Socialists, Marx and pp. 846-50 on Evolution of Socialism
Discuss history of socialism? Backdrop to Russian Revolution
Outside reading: Page 843-844 Great Britain and Ireland

Homework: Take 3-5 pages of notes with personal reaction from at least three different places on a topic from the Victorian Web
While these aren't papers, try to go in depth on a topic rather than just a disconnected smattering from several
unrelated topics. Explore it. Gender is particularly rich.
http://www.victorianweb.org/
Pay attn to: Chadwick, Pasteur, Lister, Koch, Haussmann-study graph p. 791"" Due Friday"

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 "Discuss England Disraeli/Gladstone and Irish question Page 843-44
Discuss English liberalism debate Laissez Faire or not
Revisionism Pro/Con Group Discussions: Do we see elements of revisionism today?
Homework: read: Utilitarianism-Bentham"""

Thursday, February 21, 2013 "Ch 25 MC Test
LN Lecture: Utilitarianism
Homework: Read Ch 24 pp. 795-805 on social class? TAKE GOOD NOTES"

Friday, February 22, 2013 "Large group discussion on social class--
Homework: Read pp. 805-812 plus pp. 820-21.
Outside readings on Victorian Web Due
Assign 8 Group Projects Common Craft"

Saturday, February 23, 2013 No Class Write a 1-2 page summary of social class in your life---informal

Sunday, February 24, 2013 No Class
Resource Poor Laws: Compares the Poor Laws before 1834 and after the new "utilitarian" Poor Laws were passed
Resource Jeremy Bentham: Good bio of Bentham plus detailed explanation of his "greatest good" and his rejection of natural rights
Resource Debate on English Liberalism: Laissez-fair or not
Resource The Fabian Society
Resource Extra Credit