Week 2 Syllabus: October 28
OUR LAST SHORT STORY IS CALLED “Raymond’s Run,” and is about a young black teen whose brother struggles with disabilities. Set in New York City during a May Day celebration, we see the main character give up her dreams in order to help her brother achieve a happy life. We will mainly work on “Adventure of an Indian Princess” this week, looking into First People/Native American stereotypes. After this week, we will begin reading the novel Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay. Purchase your copy BEFORE the end of next week. The ISBN # is: 978-0525554929.
TUESDAY: October 29
Independent reading for 20 minutes.
Uploading your “Adventure of an Indian Princess” homework (worksheet w/vocab and 6 questions). USE GENIUS SCAN to take pictures, and to upload these.
Discussion of “AIP.”
Reading “Raymond’s Run.” Note: there are some footnotes within the pdf copy of the document. I’ve photocopies those as best able, but some do have links to more information. Here’s the electronic version, so you can access those links.
HW: Re-read and re-annotate the story, “Raymond’s Run.”
WEDNESDAY, October 30
We won’t have class tomorrow, so today we will explore two canonical, American(ized) tales, “Wicked John & the Devil” and Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
HW: Purchase the book below. You will need it next week!
FRIDAY, November 1
First 20 minutes, independent reading.
Working on note cards. Remember that your two major PHYSICAL movement grades include pan & scan, and then sign-posting.
In terms of content, you need to include a description of the author’s work, a detailed overview of the book, and the reasons to or not to recommend the book to your audience.
In small group comparing notes on Squeaky. Then, in same groups, drafting a paragraph on “Raymond’s Run.”
HW: Paragraphs (and the corresponding worksheets) are due next week (no school on Monday or Tuesday). Also, read the introductory packet on Patron Saints of Nothing (PSON).