WHEN READING GREAT EXPECTATIONS you should be certain to circle vocabulary, write your thematic based questions, and annotate for the theme of Pip's emerging identity. Remember that your notes in the margins should reflect the reader's dialogue with the narrative and what the author wants the audience to consider. I will collect and grade these. If you are having trouble with this text, please see me in room 330 to discuss. You can likewise use the RWC for help with your reading and annotations.

Monday

Lecture on class selections. We will finish watching the Biography documentary on Dickens' life. How is Dickens actual life reflected in Pip's experience?
HW: Read chapter four in Great Expectations (GE).

Tuesday

Looking at Dickens language. What does he do with sentences? How does he structure his narration, and how can students best read Dickens? We will look carefully at a few passages in chapters one through four. We will also go over how to annotate for the theme of bildungsroman.
Hw: Reading chapter five.

Wednesday

Finishing our discussion of chapters four and five.
HW: Reading chapter six and seven.

Thursday

Discussing chapters six and seven.
HW: Read chapter eight.

Friday

Part one of "Victorian House," a documentary about living in England during Charles Dickens's lifetime.
HW: Reading chapters nine through eleven.