Syllabus for Week 4, January 27
THE OBJECTIVE READING QUIZES ARE DESIGNED to give you quick feedback on your reading and annotation. Several scholars are missing an opportunity to improve their reading and annotating, based upon that feedback. These low-stakes, comprehension based quizzes should tell you how well you are or or not reading. We are going to finish the novel Patron Saints of Nothing this week, and begin our transition into Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, one of the greatest, tragic love stories of all time. But your ability to read, think, and write out that thinking is key to your enjoyment of Shakespeare. This will be a chance for you to step-up to a challenge!
TUESDAY, January 28
Shortened day due to late start.
Review of the syllabus.
Scholars have two assignments that require completion. We will spend 15 minutes on these.
Returning to PSON. Everyone should have read, through and including page 287. We will end class today with 20 minutes of SSR so that anyone who is behind can get caught up. n Paper.”
HW: Read up through and including, “All the Darkness in the World,” ending on page 301. This needs to be done by class on FRIDAY.
Friday’s quiz will cover pages 267-301.
WEDNESDAY, January 29
Anchor day.
Starting with independent reading, 20 minutes.
20 minutes of catch up reading and annotating in PSON.
HW: Prepare for Friday’s quiz.
This is the book you will need starting in two weeks. You should buy the LARGER edition (costs approx. $10).
FRIDAY, January 31
Finishing the film, “Lenore Will Never Die.”
Discussion: The film is titled “Leonor Will Never Die.” And though the film’s story ends with Leonor in her hospital bed, the film ends with her dancing to a music video. How does this connect to our novel?
HW: Returning to PSON, reading “A Seed” (pages 302-303) and “Every Detail of this Finite Moment” (page 304) and “Our Separate Ways” (pages 305-309).
The quiz on pages 287-301 will happen in class on TUESDAY.