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

1/19/17--Class Info

*Brief review of chap. 5-6 (collect response journals for period 4)
*Genetics and Society research and discussion (prep for CRE tomorrow). Browse around the website and pick one articles that interests you. Take notes on it to be able to discuss with class. Collected notes.
HW: 1. Read chapter 7 and do response journal. 2. CRE #1 due tomorrow

1/18/17--Class Info

*Journal #4
*Winter Formal voting
*Spider Goats and more (10 genetically modified animals video)
*Discuss Chapters 3-4 (period 2 response journals collected)
HW: 1. Read chapters 5-6 with response journal 2. CRE #1 due Friday

1/17/17--Class Info

*Journal #3--What makes us Human? Brainstorm a list of qualities
*Discuss Chapters 1-2 (collected response journals from period 3)
*Human Hybrid research articles
HW: 1. Read chapters 3-4 and do response journal 2. CRE #1 due Friday

1/13/17--Class Info

*Collect syllabus
*Letters 1-4 discussion--collect response journal for period 5
*Journal #2
*Chimera Lecture
HW: 1. Read chapters 1-2 of Frankenstein and do response journal for it--due Tuesday. 2. CRE #1 due Friday.

1/12/17--Class Info

*collect syllabus
*CRE instructions
*Journal #1
*Frankenstein Intro lecture
HW: 1. Signed syllabus due tomorrow. 2. Read Frankenstein letters 1-4 and do response journal.

1/11/17--Class Info

*collect signed syllabus
*complete Student Paths survey
*pick up Frankenstein
*hand out Frankenstein study guide (pick up a copy in class if you were absent)
HW: signed syllabus due Friday