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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2/27/19--Class Agenda

*Exchange Frankenstein for 1984
*Work in groups to annotate "Politics as Vocation"
HW: continue annotations for "Politics as Vocation" 

2/26/19--Class Agenda

*Journal #9--leaders
*Steve Jobs leadership clip
*Begin "Politics as Vocation" reading
 

2/22/19--Class Agenda

*Frankenstein Test
*Collect peer edit and brainstorming sheet
HW: final draft due tonight by 11:59pm to turnitin.com 
 
Class ID: 20115368
Enrollment Key: Classof2019

2/21/19--Class Agenda

*Frankenstein discussion 
--Peer editing and planning papers will be collected tomorrow
HW: final draft due to turnitin.com tomorrow night by 11:59pm
 
Class ID: 20115368
Enrollment Key: classof2019
 
Submission title should be "comments" or "score"--depending on if you want me to comment on your paper, or if you just want the rubric score. 

2/20/19--Class Agenda

*Share songs from song project and turn in project
HW: final draft of essay due Friday by 11:59pm 

2/18/19--Class Agenda

**Sub Today**
*Essay drafting/Peer Editing--editing paper will be collected Friday
(we will share songs tomorrow)
HW: song project due tomorrow, final draft of essay due Friday to turnitin.com 

2/14/19--Class Agenda

**Sub Day**
 
*Essay drafting 
HW: finish reading book, song project due 2/19

2/13/19--Class Agenda

*Discuss chapter 23-24 and collect response journal for 21-22 OR 23-24
*Essay drafting (full draft due Wednesday)
HW: song project due 2/19