English 9A Syllabus 11/18-12/1
English 9A Syllabus
Jane Belton
Mon., Wed., Th., Fri.
Syllabus: November 2009
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Wednesday 11/18
Class: Discuss ALWG pp. 69-99
Homework: Read and annotate ALWG Chapter 12 (pp. 100-113) for Friday.
Thursday 11/19
In Class: Discuss writing reviews of your RWR books and booktalks. You should be reading and finishing your first RWR book soon!
Homework: Complete essays according to checklist.
Friday 11/20
In Class: Final Antigone/Socrates essay due. Discuss ALWG Chapter 12.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate chapters 13-15 (pp 114-137). 2) For Monday’s class, select an outside poem, song lyric, or image that connects to one of the themes you saw in those pages. Type a one-page reflection (Reflection # 5) in which you explore the connection between your outside text and A Long Way Gone. Make sure to incorporate evidence from both your outside text and ALWG in your response! BRING YOUR POEM/SONG LYRICS/IMAGE TO CLASS on Monday; please staple it to your Reflection # 5.
Monday 11/23
In Class: Reflection 5 due. Sharing of your outside texts. Discuss Chapters 13-15. Listen to selections of Rambo soundtrack.
Homework: 1) Begin reading and annotating ALWG chapters 16-17 pp. 138-166. 2) Prepare for your book talks which you will deliver during your Research Class when we return from Thanksgiving. 3) Write your book review and post it to your Goodreads account by 6 pm on Tuesday 12/1
Tuesday 11/24 – No Class
Wednesday 11/25
In Class: Work period (reading ALWG or working on Book Review).
Homework: 1) Read and annotate ALWG chapters 16-17 pp. 138-166. 2) Prepare for your book talks which you will deliver during your Research Class when we return from Thanksgiving break. 3) Write your book review and post it to your Goodreads account by 6 pm on Tuesday 12/1
Thursday 11/26 – Friday 11/27: Thanksgiving Break!
Monday 11/30
In Class: Discuss ALWG chapters 16-17
Homework: Read and annotate ALWG chapters 18-19 (167-192). Complete your book reviews, due to goodreads.com by Tuesday 12/1 at 6 pm!
Tuesday (12/1) – No Class
BOOK REVIEW DUE TO GOODREADS ACCOUNTS BY 6pm.