Week 10: The Midterms Continue

 Hello everyone, we will have our written exam on Tuesday, November 4th so please be ready for it.

From Monday to Wednesday, there will be no homework assigned, but there will be some on Thursday and Friday.

There are vocabulary words and a story this week, but please remember that they will NOT be on the exam on Tuesday.

Note: For the story summaries that will be covered on the midterm, check the blog for Week 9.

Exam Scope: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wkgxvZ-ti9ETsovsRqLaOsEWWnrMmJTu/view

Week 10 Vocabulary Words

1 sometimes (adv.): at certain times but not always

 2 young (adj.): not old; at an early stage of life 

 3 lemon (n.): a yellow fruit that has a sour taste 

 4 shiver (n.): a small shaking movement of your body from cold or fear 

 5 planet (n.): a large round object in space that moves around the sun

 6 clever (adj.): quick to understand or learn; smart

 7 river (n.): a large natural flow of water across land 

 8 rapid (adj.): happening quickly

 9 comet (n.): a ball of rock and ice that flies through space and has a tail when near the sun 

 10 driven (v.): past participle of “drive”; to be taken somewhere in a car 

 11 tropic (n.): a hot and rainy area of the Earth near the equator 

 12 proper (adj.): right or suitable for a particular situation 

 13 allow (v.): to let someone do something 

 14 challenge (n.): something difficult that requires extra work 

 15 determined (adj.): showing strong purpose; not giving up 

 16 refuse (v.): to say no or not accept something 

 17 accept (v.): to take or agree to something offered 

 18 plenty (n.): a large amount of something 

 19 believe (v.): to think something is true 

 20 seamstress (n.): a woman who sews clothes 

 21 option (n.): a choice or possibility 

 22 explore (v.): to go to new places to learn about them

 23 stretch out (v.): to reach your body or part of it as far as possible 

 24 spyglass (n.): a small tool used to help you see far away

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?

The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell

This story is a biography that covers the life of Elizabeth Blackwell

The setting of the story is America in the 1800s.

The story states that jobs were limited for women in the 1830s even in America.

Those who weren't wives, mothers, or maids were usually working as teachers or seamstresses.

At that time, a woman being a doctor wasn't an option.

However, Elizabeth wasn't a girl who walked away from a challenge.

She even carried her brother over her head until their fight stopped.

(By the way, Henry Blackwell, her brother, did a lot to help Elizabeth chase her dream of becoming a doctor, but this isn't written in our story. You can read about him here- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Browne_Blackwell )

Even when Elizabeth was a child, she tried to make herself stronger by sleeping on floors and climbing up roofs.

When she was young, she didn't even want to see a doctor, she just walked outside or hid in the closest until she felt better.

It was one of her friends, Mary Donaldson, who believed that she could be a doctor when she told Elizabeth that she would prefer that a woman doctor would examine her.

She didn't like the idea at first, but she thought about it in her sewing circles or sewing clubs and it started to sound better and better to her.

She thought about it when having tea with other women as well, and even started to dream about becoming a doctor.

However, the men that she asked has mixed opinions.

Some were supportive, but some didn't think that women were strong or smart enough.

(Her brother, Henry, was actually the most supportive and introduced people to Elizabeth that could help her, but this isn't in our story.)

She was laughed at by some of the people who she shared her dream with, both men and women.

At that time, she was a teacher and applied to work at some medical schools, but she kept getting the same answer back.

NO, NO, NO, NO, and NO!

Twenty-eight rejection letters in all.

She got one acceptance letter for Geneva Medical School in upstate New York.

(Again, her brother Henry's friendship with Dr. Stephen Smith was the reason they accepted her. Henry introduced the doctor to her sister and Dr. Smith wrote to his school that she should be accepted. But this is also not in our story.)

After she was accepted, the school's teachers let the students vote on whether or not to accept Elizabeth Blackwell as a new student or not.

The students thought that this was a joke so they voted yes.

Elizabeth studied past midnight many times during her time in medical school.

On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth graduated with the highest grades in the whole class.

Week 10	Homework 回家功課
Monday November 3rd	1. Exam Week-No Homework
Tuesday November 4th	1. Exam Week-No homework
Wednesday November 5th	1.  Exam Week-No Homework
Thursday November 6th	1. Exam Week-No Homework
Friday November 7th	1. Write Week 11 Vocab Words # 1-8 x 3 Definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences 3. Savvas Online Homework 4. Sensay