Relevancy

Course Description

 
Relevancy is a literature driven course. The course is designed to help students make meaningful connections between classic literature and the world in which we live. The novels we will be reading are as follows: Frankenstein, 1984, and Dracula. In addition, we will read selected nonfiction articles and poetry that relate to the core novels. Throughout the course, we will look at the theme of fear and how our fears as a society are represented in our popular literature.

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3/27/17--Class Info

*"Amusing Ourselves to Death" in-class essay
**Instructions** Read the graphic article "Amusing Ourselves to Death" and then write a 4-paragraph essay arguing who was right, Orwell or Huxley? Explain your argument fully and offer a counter-argument wherever it makes sense to do so. Collected at the end of the period.
HW: 1. Read Book 3, chapter 3--response journal for Book 3, chap 1-3 due tomorrow. 2. 20 Note cards due Wednesday. 3. CRE 6 due Friday.

3/24/17--Class Info

*"Black Mirror" analysis and discussion
HW: Read Book 3 chapter 2. 20 Notecards due Wednesday

03/23/17--Class Info

*Discuss Book 2 chapters 9-10 and collect Response Journal from period 3
HW: Read book 3, chapter 1. 20 note cards due Wednesday

3/22/17--Class Info

*Check bibliographies
*introduce note cards
HW: Read book 2, chapter 10. Response journal for chapter 9 part 2 and chapter 10 due tomorrow. 2. 20 note cards due Wednesday.

3/20/17--Class Info

*Discuss and collect "America's Book of Secrets" questions
*Bibliography
HW: 1. Read Book 2, chapter 9 part 1 (through page 201). 2. Bibliography due Wednesday (typed, bring to class)

3/17/17--Class Info

*Collect CRE 5
*"America's Books of Secrets--Big Brother"
HW: 1. finish Book of Secrets questions. 2. Read Book 2, chapter 8

3/16/17--Class Info

*Library research day
*Collect Response journal for Book 2 chap. 6-7 from period 4
HW: CRE 5 due tomorrow