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?
Literary Texts:
- Bless Me, Ultima
- Things Fall Apart
Independent Reading Choices:
Frankenstein, Into Thin Air, Metamorphosis, Life of Oloudah Equiano, Obasan, Annie John, The House on Mango Street, Sold, The Things They Carried, The Joy Luck Club, OR A Long Way Gone
Week of 2 August
Week of 9 August
Week of 16 August
- 8/16/10 summer reading novels timed-writing essays
- 8/18/10 Vocabulary Lessons 1 & 2 review: cartoon creation DUE (instructions)
- 8/20/10 QUIZ: Vocabulary Workshop Lessons 1 & 2
- 8/20/10 Bless Me, Ultima chapters 1-7 analysis and vocabulary DUE (instructions, double-entry journal)
Week of 23 August
- Vocabulary Workshop Lesson 3
- timed-writing SAT essay prompt
- 8/25/10 Bless Me, Ultima chapters 8-15 analysis and vocabulary DUE (instructions, double-entry journal)
Week of 30 August
Week of 6 September
- QUIZ: Vocabulary Workshop Lessons 3 & 4
- timed-writing AP Literature Exam essay prompt
Week of 13 September
Week of 20 September
- Vocabulary Workshop Lesson 6
- timed-writing AP Language Exam essay prompt
- Things Fall Apart Part Two (chapters 14-19) DUE (portfolio assignment)
Week of 27 September
- QUIZ: Vocabulary Workshop Lessons 5 & 6
- Things Fall Apart Part Three (chapters 20-25) DUE (portfolio assignment)
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