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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3/06/17--Class Info

*Journal #9
*Begin "Tillman Story"
HW: Read Book 1, chapter 8--response journal for chapters 5-8 due tomorrow

3/03/17--Class Info

*Collect "Nothing to Hide" annotations
*Collect "Tillman Story" permission slips
*Share and collect CRE 4
*Discuss Chapters 2-4 Response Journals--collect from Period 3
HW: Read Book 1 Chapters 5-7

3/02/17--Class Info

*Minimum Day*
*Silent Discussion
HW: 1. CRE 4 due tomorrow. 2. Read chapter 4 and have response journal for chapters 2-4 for tomorrow.

3/01/17--Class Info

*Read and annotate "Nothing to Hide" chapter
HW: 1. CRE 4 due Friday. 2. Read chapter 4 and do response journal for chapters 2-4.

2/28/17--Class Info

*I left for home in the middle of the day so some classes had subs*
*Journal #8
*Discuss Book 1, chapter 1 response journals--collected from period 2
*Read chapters 2-3
HW: 1. CRE 4 due Friday. 2. Read chapters 2-3

2/27/7--Class Info

*Exchange Frankenstein for 1984
*Journal #7
*1984 Study Guide (pick up from class if you were absent)
*Tillman Story permission slip (pick up from class if you were absent)
*How to Start a Movement video
*Begin Reading
HW: 1. Read book 1, chapter 1--response journal due tomorrow. 2. CRE 4 due Friday

2/22/17--Class Info

*Work through "Politics as Vocation" in same-section groups
HW: 1. CRE 4 due 3/3