Course Information:
Travelling Around the World through Literature
I look upon travel as a means of spiritual testing. What gives value to travel is fear. It is the fact that, at a certain moment, we are so far from our country . . . we are seized by an instinctive desire to go back to the protection of old habits. This is the most obvious benefit of travel. At that moment, we are feverish, but also porous, so that the slightest touch makes us quiver to the depth of our being. By exercising our most intimate senses, we understand a culture. It is through travel that we learn about ourselves. (Albert Camus)
Unit 1: Border Crossing and Cultural Clashes
Essential Questions:
- What forces influence individuals to cross borders and cultures?
- How does what we know about the world shape the way we view ourselves?
- What are the benefits and detriments of crossing borders?
- How does the experience of crossing borders and experiencing diverse cultures affect an individual’s identity?
Week of 3 August 2009
Week of 10 August 2009
Week of 17 August 2009
Week of 24 August 2009
Week of 31 August 2009
Week of 7 September 2009
Week of 14 September 2009
Week of 21 September 2009
- SAT vocabulary group 5
- GHSGWT persuasive-writing practice prompt
- introduction to Things Fall Apart portfolio project (instructions)
- Things Fall Apart reading and discussion
Week of 28 September 2009
- SAT vocabulary group 6
- Vocabulary Workshop lesson 3
- Things Fall Apart reading and discussion
- Things Fall Apart portfolio project (instructions)
Week of 12 October 2009
Week of 19 October 2009
- SAT vocabulary group 7
- drafting of border-crossing personal narrative (instructions)
- Things Fall Apart reading and discussion (chapters 10-18)
- Things Fall Apart portfolio project work (instructions)
- Th 10/22/09 mock GHSGWT
Week of 26 October 2009
- Things Fall Apart reading and discussion (chapters 19-25)
- Things Fall Apart portfolio project work (instructions)
- 10/30/09 Writers Workshop of border-crossing personal narrative (instructions)
Week of 2 November 2009
Week of 9 November 2009
Useful Links:
Links to Critical-Thinking Games:
Gifted English 10 Summer Reading:
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.