World+Literature

**Links and items of Interest:**
Class overview, grading scale and class policies:

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__**Class Log:**__

 * Monday, May 17 to Monday, June 7 -**
 * //The Kite Runner// - reading, discussion and quizzes - see attached [[file:KRReadingAssignments10.doc]]


 * Thursday, May 13 -**
 * Begin reading //The Kite Runner// - finish through Chapter 3 for Monday


 * Wednesday, May 12 -**
 * Memoir, historical fiction and your story
 * "I became who I am" paragraphs - [[file:How I Became What I Am.doc]]


 * Tuesday, May 11 -**
 * __The Kite Runner__ background - Afghanistan history


 * Monday, May 10 -**
 * __The Kite Runner__ background - Afghanistan policy


 * Friday, May 7 -**
 * Final grammar quiz and retakes


 * Thursday, May 6 -**
 * Quiz on Capitalization, etc. [[file:Capitalization,etc.doc]]


 * Wednesday, May 5 -**
 * Quiz on Sentence types and punctuation [[file:Sentence Structure and Types.doc]]


 * Tuesday, May 4 -**
 * Literary Analysis due
 * Grammar quiz on Common Errors [[file:Common Grammatical Mistakes.doc]]


 * Monday, May 3 -**
 * Begin Grammar unit


 * Wednesday - Friday, April 28-30 -**
 * Work on literary analysis - due Tuesday, May 5


 * Tuesday, April 27 -**
 * Personal essay due at beginning of class
 * Work on Lord of the Flies essay


 * Monday, April 26 -**
 * Resume due
 * Writing personal essay and work on Lord of the Flies Essay


 * Friday, April 23 -**
 * Writing resume and personal essay
 * Resume due on Monday at beginning of class


 * Wednesday and Thursday, April 21 and 22 -**
 * Resume and personal essay preparation


 * Tuesday, April 20 -**
 * Writing Introductions and conclusions
 * Introduction and conclusion worksheet due tomorrow [[file:IntroConclusion2010.doc]]


 * Monday, April 19 -**
 * Begin college unit with Mrs. Rothenbacher


 * Thursday - Friday, April 15 and 16 -**
 * Quotations and building body paragraphs [[file:BuildingBodyParagraphsExamples.doc]]


 * Wednesday, April 14 -**
 * Thesis statement development [[file:Allegory.doc]]


 * Tuesday, April 13 -**
 * Continue novel discussion - symbols and their function


 * Monday, April 12 -**
 * Novel review
 * Novel overview questions and discussion [[file:Novel overview.doc]]


 * Thursday, April 2 -**
 * Read Ch. 12 aloud
 * Novel conclusion questions and essay brainstorming


 * Wednesday, April 1 -**
 * Quiz on Chapter 8-10
 * Symbols discussion [[file:Symbols2010.ppt]]
 * Homework: Finish Ch. 11


 * Tuesday, March 30 -**
 * Discussion on Chapter 8
 * Reading Ch. 9 and 10
 * Homework: Finish Chapter 9 and 10


 * Monday, March 29 -**
 * Quiz on Ch. 4-7
 * Discussion and character analysis
 * Homework: Finish Ch. 8


 * Friday, March 26 -**
 * Discuss events of Ch. 5 and growing conflicts
 * Reading time
 * Homework: Finish Chapters 6 and 7


 * Thursday, March 25 -**
 * Conflicts, characters and human behavior
 * Homework: Read Chapter 5


 * Wednesday, March 24 -**
 * Quiz on Chapters 1-3
 * Character discussion - Simon
 * Homework - finish Chapter 4


 * Tuesday, March 23 -**
 * Characters, plot and voice
 * Maslow's Hierarchy of needs [[file:Maslow's Hierarchy.doc]]
 * Homework - finish Chapter 2 and 3


 * Monday, March 22 -**
 * Review Golding biography
 * Homework - finish Chapter 1


 * March 15-19 - Happy Spring Break!

Friday, March 12 -**
 * William Golding and novel background project - Download and complete this [[file:WilliamGolding.doc]]


 * Thursday, March 11 -**
 * Hobbes and Locke - philosophies alive in the world
 * Homework: Finish newspaper assignment if not completed in class [[file:The True Nature of Man.doc]]


 * Wednesday, March 10 -**
 * Hobbes and Locke - similarities and differences
 * Homework: Two paragraphs of at least 4 sentences each - on about the candy and one about the game in class


 * Tuesday, March 9 -**
 * Discuss Hobbes' philosophy - its strengths and weaknesses [[file:Hobbes.ppt]]
 * Begin reading John Locke's essay and answering questions (see below)
 * Homework: Finish questions on Locke for class tomorrow (see below)


 * Monday, March 8 -**
 * Lessons of the Enlightenment
 * Begin reading Thomas Hobbes' essay and answering questions[[file:HobbesLockeEssays.pdf]]
 * Homework: Questions on Hobbes from green sheet due tomorrow[[file:HobbesLockeQ&Graph.pdf]]


 * Friday, March 5 -**
 * __Candide__ test
 * Finish pink sheet about your trading card. Hand in the pink sheet and the card on Monday in class.


 * Thursday, March 4 -**
 * Review for __Candide__ test. Test on Friday. See Review Sheet below.


 * Wednesday, March 3 -**
 * Review of characters and how they work in the novel
 * **Test on novel on Friday - Review sheet here [[file:CandideReviewSheet.doc]]**


 * Tuesday, March 2 -**
 * Conclusion questions and review of end of the novel [[file:Developing a Conclusion.doc]]


 * Monday, March 1 -**
 * Quiz on Ch. 23-28
 * Discussion - what do you think Voltaire is doing? Why?


 * Friday, February 26 -**
 * Review timeline/plotpoints; In-class reading of Ch. 23-25
 * Homework: Read Chapters 26-28 (to p. 136)


 * Thursday, February 25 -**
 * Quiz: Chapters 17-22, Discussion about changes in Candide


 * Wednesday, February 24 -**
 * "Candide Grows Up" map/timeline [[file:Candide Grows Up.doc]]
 * Homework: Read Ch. 20-22 (Quiz on 17-22 on Thursday)


 * Tuesday, February 23 -**
 * Discussion/Activity - Candide's companions/wisdom figures
 * Homework: Read Ch. 17-19 - p. 73 to p. 91


 * Monday, February 22-**
 * Quiz on Chapters 6-12, discussion of Old Woman's story.
 * Homework: Read Ch. 13-16


 * Friday, February 19 -**
 * Voltaire's targets and events of Ch. 6-9
 * Homework: Read Ch. 9-12


 * Thursday, February 18 -**
 * Quiz on Chapters 1-5, discussion of events
 * Homework: Read Ch. 6-9


 * Wednesday, February 17 -**
 * Discussion of reading and group work on questions [[file:Candide.1-5.Questions.doc]]


 * Tuesday, February 16 -**
 * Review notes - Background on novel [[file:NovelBack.AgeofReasonNotes.doc]]
 * Begin reading Novel - Chapters 1 & 2 in class - Read through Chapter 5 (p. 35) for class on Wednesday


 * Friday, February 12 -**
 * Work day to finish project - parts I and II - and to work on satire essay revision
 * Satire revision due on Thursday, 2/18 for 3rd hour, on Friday, 2/19 for 8th hour


 * Thursday, February 11 -**
 * Background notes on Enlightenment and __Candide__


 * Monday - Wednesday, February 8-10 -**
 * Class research and completion of Enlightenment Project [[file:ResearchCardsEnlightenment10.doc]]
 * Download Trading Card Template here - [[file:TradingCard.2up.doc]]
 * Parts I and II - Biography with bullet points and bibliography, and Trading Card - due Tuesday, February 16
 * Use this example of Part II if you have questions about how it should be formatted [[file:ProjectExample.doc]]
 * Friday, February 5 -**
 * Quiz on Age of Rationalism - notes may be used
 * Begin work on Enlightenment project


 * Thursday, February 4 -**
 * Age of Rationalism activities


 * Wednesday, February 3 -**
 * Satire and the Enlightenment
 * Read handout and fill out question sheet [[file:Age of Rationalism.Worksheet.doc]]


 * Monday and Tuesday, February 1 and 2 -**
 * Continue writing Modest proposal II
 * Complete, typed draft due by beginning of class on Wednesday, February 3
 * Drafts will be graded according to this rubric [[file:ProposalDraftRubric10.doc]]
 * Friday, January 29 -**
 * Essay topic development and writing [[file:Paragraph Beginnings.doc]]
 * Example from class [[file:Texting and driving.doc]]


 * Thursday, January 28 -**
 * Elements of good satire
 * Continue topic development and choose one topic [[file:A Modest Proposal II – Brainstorming.doc]]


 * Wednesday - January 27 -**
 * Outlining and understanding "A Modest Proposal"
 * Begin brainstorming for topics [[file:BrainstormingGraph.doc]]


 * Tuesday, January 26 -**
 * Visit from Counseling Department about college planning


 * Monday, January 25 -**
 * Finish translating "a Modest Proposal"
 * Answer questions to be handed in on Wednesday [[file:UnderstandingMP.doc]]


 * Friday, January 22 -**
 * Review visual satire homework and terms used to describe satire
 * Begin reading Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" [[file:Modest ProposalScan.pdf]]


 * Thursday, January 21 -**
 * Review literary satire and terms
 * Introduction to and practice with visual satire
 * Homework on visual satire: [[file:Understanding Satire10.doc]]


 * Wednesday, January 20 -**
 * Notes on satire, sarcasm and cynicism. [[file:SatireJR10.ppt]]
 * Practice with literary satire
 * Homework: review article "Woman's Day Ruined by Bangs" and answer questions:
 * How do you know this is satire? What line(s) give it away?
 * What is being mocked? How do you know?
 * What techniques does the author use to create satire (exaggeration, irony, etc.)?


 * Tuesday, January 19, 2010 -**
 * Class policies, grading and overview
 * Review of last semester
 * Homework - download this in case you lost or forgot it [[file:Homework1-19.doc]]