Week 4 Syllabus: September 9
WE’VE BEEN EXPANDING OUR VIEW OF AUTISM. By studying the handout “Voices of Autism” in week two and the film Life, Animated in week three, students should now have a better understanding of Christopher as the main character in the novel Curious Incident. This week we will finish covering some basics—safety protocols, academic integrity—and will also meet to discuss how to improve your writing.
TUESDAY: September 9
Independent reading for 10 minutes.
We will finish watching the film, “Life, Animated.”
Students will have 10 minutes to work on the thinking guide to the film.
Reading and annotating the summer reading together.
HW: Finish the study guide to the film. If not done re-reading and re-annotating the first 75 pages of the novel, Curious Incident.
WEDNESDAY, September 11
Safety day. I will cover what students should do, and where we go, in the event of a natural, building, or other emergency.
Academic integrity presentation, Q&A.
Reviewing two new annotation techniques.
HW: Apply these two techniques to your annotations on pages 1-75 in the summer reading.
FRIDAY, September 13
Independent reading: 20 MINUTES
STAR reading test. This is an adaptive test that will take students anywhere from 30-50 minutes, depending on how your respond to questions. Log into the link below (your user name is your id number—2028XXXX—and your password is your birthdate (if I were born on July 4, 1776 my password would be 007041776))
https://global-zone50.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/737639
When done, students should read independently until everyone is done with the test.
After a five minute break, we will pick up re-reading the last 75 pages of Curious Incident, paying careful attention to how Christopher solves problems, and why Sherlock Holmes is of particular interest to him. We will pick up on page 61, chapter 101, minute 33:15 on track-2 of the audio.
HW: Finish the study guide questions, due Tuesday.