English 9B Syllabus April 27-May 12
English 9B
Jane Belton
Syllabus April 28 – May 12 2010
*UPDATED*
Tuesday 4/27
In Class: RWR presentations/projects due.
Homework: Read and annotate Journey from the Land of No pp. 114-129 (to break in the page). Then select one passage from this reading in particular that interests you most. Then go back and annotate the passage carefully, marking key language, imagery, themes, and connections to other moments in the text. Fill out definitions, parts of speech, & context for vocabulary words 31-35.
Wednesday 4/28 – No Class, Friday Schedule
Thursday 4/29
In Class: Discussion of Journey from the Land of No (Bibi/Z, narrative structure, Roya’s personal and political realizations, cleanliness)
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Journey from the Land of No pp. 129-150 (to break in the page). 2) Complete Close Reading Assignment # 2 (see handout for passages and instructions) 3) Fill out definitions, parts of speech, and context for vocabulary words 36-40. Begin selecting your next RWR book.
Friday 4/30 – No Class
Monday 5/3
In Class: Close Reading due. Discuss Journey from the Land of No pp 129-150.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Journey from the Land of No pp. 150-169. 2) Fill out definitions, parts of speech, and context for vocab words 41-45. 3) Select and begin reading your next book (Book # 5) for the RWR project.
Tuesday 5/4
In Class: Discuss Journey from the Land of No pp. 150-169
Homework: Read and annotate Journey from the Land of No, pp. 170-195. Fill out definitions, parts of speech and context for vocab words 46-50. Select and begin reading your next book (Book # 5) for the RWR project. Your book choice # 5 will be due Wednesday 5/5 in class.
Wednesday 5/5
In Class: RWR Book Choice 5 due. Discuss Journey from the Land of No, pp. 170-195.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Journey from the Land of No, pp. 196-214. 2) Fill out definitions, parts of speech, and context for vocabulary words 51-60.
Thursday 5/6
In Class: Discuss Journey from the Land of No pp. 196-214.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Journey from the Land of No pp. 215-234 2) Complete Reflection # 11: Imagine you have discovered some of the pages that Roya wrote in her notebook, which her father eventually destroys. Recreate two of those pages from her notebook, from Roya’s voice/perspective, in which she explores themes and subjects of the memoir (perhaps relating to gender, political or family upheaval, personal or political epiphanies, censorship, Khomeini vs. the Shah, etc). You can include poetry as well as prose, if you like. Remember, these pages might have been considered “dangerous” if found. You can also create Roya’s drawings/doodles to go along with this text, if you like (think about Albert’s political cartoons in doing this!). There must be at least 1 ½ pages of written text, however. 3) Read your RWR book # 5.
Friday 5/7 – Arts Fest, No Classes
Monday 5/10 — No Class, Friday Schedule
Tuesday 5/11
In Class: Finish discussion of the book. Share “pages from Roya’s notebook” (Reflection 11).
Homework: Read RWR book # 5.
Wednesday 5/12
In Class: Discuss final project; read “Two Countries” by Jose Marti
Homework: 1) Review “Two Countries”. Then write your own poem following the same format as Marti reflecting on the “two countries” you might inhabit on a mental, emotional, and/or physical level. The “two countries” you live in might not necessarily be two actual countries, but instead metaphorical (e.g., school and home, gender and race/ethnicity, scholar and athlete, artist and student, etc.). 2) Read RWR book # 5. 3) Review for vocabulary quiz # 2 on Wednesday 5/19.