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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4/30/19--Class Agenda

*Collect suspense assignment
*Read chapters 3-4
*finish research paper
HW: Research due tonight by midnight

4/29/19--Class Agenda

*Read Dracula chapters 1-2 with suspense activity 
HW: final draft of research paper due tomorrow 

4/26/19--Class Agenda

*Read Dracula chapters 1-2 with suspense assignment OR work on essay 
HW: final draft due tonight 

4/25/19--Class Agenda

*finish getting books
*Victorian Villains
*Dracula's Guest
HW: research paper due tomorrow by midnight  to turnitin.com 

4/24/19--Class Agenda

*Victorian Era background notes
*Victorian Villains article
*Exchange books
HW: final draft due Friday 

4/12/19--Class Agenda

*20 Note Cards due at end of period
*Finish book
HW: finish reading book, essay draft due Thursday 

4/10/19--Class Agenda

*Amusing Ourselves to Death--read and discuss
HW: Read 3.3--20 notecards due Friday