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
Unit 2: The Human Condition and the Search for Meaning
Unit 3
Darkness Within: Man's Inhumanity to Man and Self
Essential Questions:
- Is humankind inherently good or evil?
- What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?
- Do individuals have a moral obligation not to allow their own freedom to negatively impact other human beings?
- How do individuals control their dark side and reconcile their dual nature?
Resources:
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde online text
Week of 4 January 2010
Week of 11 January 2010
Week of 18 January 2010
Week of 25 January 2010
- 01/27/10 Night pages 29-65 discussion [discussion leaders: Melanie & Alayna] (instructions)
Week of 1 February 2010
- discussion of novel choices (The Kite Runner, Les Miserables, Lord of the Flies, The Stranger)
- 02/02/10 Night pages 66-97 discussion [discussion leaders: A. J. & Billy] (instructions)
- 02/04/10 Poetry Out Loud recitation and explication DUE (POL website, instructions)
Week of 8 February 2010
- 02/08/10 Night pages 98-115 discussion [discussion leaders: Ryan & Tyler] (instructions)
- 02/10/10 Poetry Out Loud school competition during 2nd period
Useful Links:
Links to Critical-Thinking Games:
Gifted English 10 Summer Reading:
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