Assignments, Handouts and Class Notes: Contemporary Literature II 2008
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| February return to top | ||
Monday 4 Tuesday 5 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 18-22 Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27 Thursday 28 |
Hello. Get books and handouts Intro Paragraphs: Chris McCandless's Influences Read Into the Wild, author's note and chapters 1-3 Into the Wild Web Page Read Into the Wild, chapters 4-5 Read Into the Wild, chapters 6-7 Read Into the Wild, chapters 8-9. Reading journals collected. Chapters 8-9 writing assignment due Read Into the Wild, chapters 10-12. Learn about Into the Wild Project. Read Into the Wild, chapters 13-15 Break (Think about your Into the Wild project or get a head start!) Work on project and Vocabulary Review for upcoming quiz Read Into the Wild, chapters 16-17 Read Into the Wild, chapters 18 and Epilogue. Reading journals collected. Vocabulary quiz. Work on Project. Review for test on Monday. |
The Qualities of a Literary or Epic Hero Chris's challenges in Carthage Romanticism: link to Thomas Cole paintings Quotations on the Allure of the Wild |
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Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Monday 10 Monday 17 Monday 24 Monday 31 |
Into the Wild test Draft of Project Due. Peer edit in class Project Due. Introduction to Beloved. Link to the Beloved Page Read Beloved, pages 1-23 Read Beloved, pages 24-33 Quiz on pages 24-60, Read Beloved, pages 61-75 Read Beloved, pages 125-146 Read Beloved, pages 199-235 |
Grammar Topics We'll Study this Semester Beloved Images "Slow Emancipation" Article Notes Ã+ Class Notes |
| April return to top | ||
Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Monday 14 Tuesday 15 Wednesday 16 Thursday 17 21-25 Monday 28 Tuesday 29 Wednesday 30 |
Read article and make up missing work Read Beloved, pages 236-257 and take quiz on 146-257 Read Beloved, pages 258-277 BELOVED PAPER OVERVIEW Read Beloved, pages 281-309 The Good Topic and Thesis Finish reading Beloved Begin work on paper Paper Due LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER Intro to Afghanistan Work on PowerPoints Work on PowerPoint Presentations Break Presentations and start Kite Runner Read Kite Runner pages 3-23 Read Kite Runner pages 24-47 |
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Thursday 1 Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 7 Thursday 8 Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Thursday 15 Monday 19 Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 Thursday 22 Friday 23 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday 29 |
Read The Kite Runner pages 49-79 Read The Kite Runner pages 80-100 Read The Kite Runner pages 101-124 Read The Kite Runner pages 125-142 Read The Kite Runner pages 143-165 Tragic Hero Notes and do Scavenger Hunt (click here for link) Read The Kite Runner pages 166-189 Read The Kite Runner pages 190-227 Read The Kite Runner pages 228-272 Read The Kite Runner pages 273-310 Read The Kite Runner pages 311-343 Finish The Kite Runner Have thesis and outline for essay 2nd Extra Credit Assingnment Due No School Essay Due Final for Seniors. Juniors read essays Reading TBA (last day for seniors) |
Tragic Hero Notes and Paragraph Assignment Kite Runner Paper Topics, Ideas and Process Sheet
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| June return to top | ||
Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 Thusday 12 Monday16 Wednesday 18 Monday 23
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Read "It's Too Late" by Calvin Trillin Read "Black and Blues" by John Edgar Wideman Read "My Lack of Gumption" by Russell Baker Read "Professions for Women" by Virginia Woolf Write on short essay on the theme of pressure in the essays Poetry Week Poetry Week Poetry "thing" Due Review Day Final Exam Last Day of School |
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