Syllabus for April 30 thru May 4

BEGIN READING YOUR BILDUNGSROMAN this week. You will want to plan out your reading, expecting to complete it within three weeks. We will continue with pre-reading activities pertaining to Shakespeare this week. 

Monday

  • Finalizing student selections of the bildungsroman. Students will also plan out a calendar for independent reading. Reviewing what the annotated bibliography will look like in 
  • HW: Did you miss class on either Thursday or Friday? You can watch either part of the film via this video link here.

Tuesday

Wednesday

  • Reading an article in our small groups: an overview of Elizabethan theater during Shakespeare's lifetime. We will also explore a 3D version of the Globe using an app. Subsequently returning your claims with feedback.   HW: Writing the first draft of your Dickens paper. 

Thursday

  • Taking notes on the A&E Shakespeare Biography. We will finish this next week. Notes should be taken in class, on paper. Absent students can watch this video here. 
  • HW: Reading your independent novel and writing your first draft of Dickens paper, due Wednesday.

Friday

  • No class because of early dismissal.
  • HW: Reading your independent novel and writing your first draft of Dickens paper, due Wednesday. Have your copy of Macbeth, the Folger Library edition, on Monday.