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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1/27/17--Class Info

*Review chap. 15-16--collect Response Journal from period 4
*Frankenstein essay assignment
*Discuss "Will Sex Become Extinct" from yesterday
HW: 1. read chap. 17-18 and do response journal. 2. CRE 2 due 2/3

1/26/17--Class Info

*Review chapters 13-14
*Collect response journals for chap. 13-14 for period 3
*"Through the Wormhole--Will Sex Become Extinct?"--take and collect notes
HW: 1. Read chapters 15-16 and do response journal. 2. CRE #2 due 2/3

1/25/17--Class Info

*Discuss chapter 12--collect response journal from period 2
*Quiz for chapters 1-12
*Read chapters 13-14
HW: 1. Read chapter 13-14 and do response journal. 2. CRE #2 due 2/3

1/24/17--Class Info

*Discuss chapters 10-11--collect Response Journal from period 5
*Playing God articles---read, annotate, discuss, and collect
HW: 1. Read chapter 12 and do response journal. 2. CRE 2 due Feb 3.

1/23/17--Class Info

*Chapters 1-9 group and class graded discussion
HW: 1 Read chapters 10-11 and do response journal. 2. CRE 2 due 2/3

1/20/19--Class Info

**Sub today**
*collect CRE #1
*Read chapters 8-9 and do Response Journal
HW: Chapter 8-9 reading and response journal

1/19/17--Film Theory--Frankenstein

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