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.

Posts

3/15/17--Class Info

*Discuss and collect Operation Northwoods annotations and questions
*Discuss Response Journal for chapters 3-5 (collect from period 5)
*Extra Credit options
*Research paper assignment
HW: 1. Read Book 2 chapters 6-7 and do response journal for it. 2. CRE 5 due Friday.

3/14/17--Class Info

**Sub Day**
*Operation Northwoods--annotate and complete questions
HW: 1.Read Book 2, chapter 5--response journal for Book 2 chapters 3-5 due tomorrow. 2. CRE 5 due Friday.

3/13/17--Class Info

**Sub Day**
 
*Read and annotate articles about modern similarities to 1984.
HW: 1. Response journal for Book 2, chapters 3-4 due Tuesday the 14th. 2. CRE 5 due Friday. 

3/10/17--Class Info

*Read Book 2, chapter 4
HW: Read through Book 2, chapter 4 if you haven't already.

3/09/17--Class Info

*Collect Response Journals for Book 2, chapters 1-2 from period 5
*Finish "Tillman Story"
*Tillman articles and interview documents
*Group analysis (What happened to Pat Tillman? Provide evidence for your conclusions.)
HW: Read Book 2, chapter 3.

3/08/17--Class Info

**Sub day**
*Collect Response Journal for Book 1, chapters 5-8 from period 4
*Group quote analysis for Book 1, chapters 5-8--collected
HW: Read Book 2, chapters 1-2

3/07/17--Class Info

*Continue "Tillman Story"
HW: Read Book 1, chapter 8--do Response Journal for tomorrow