Term 2

Class novel: Lullabies for Little Criminals
 

Read up until the following pages for the following dates (on average, 10 pages per day): 

• November 22nd: page 140

• November 29th: page 184 
  *2nd talks will take place on this day 

• December 6th: page 230

• December 14th: page 285 

• December 20th: page 330 (finish book) 
  *3rd and final talks will take place on this day

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Child Development Assignment

• Assignment description

• Research outline
   

-> Child development analysis due: December 7th 

-> Presentation dates: December 12th/13th ​

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Term 1

Course Syllabus​

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Text Analysis Using a Literary Lens

• Assignment description 

• Outline

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-> In-class talks: October 25th and 26th

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Full Reading Response (written on one of the 5 short stories read in class) 

-> Response due: October 28th

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Short Story Unit 
 

• Overall assignment description 
   

• Short story #1: The Flowers by Alice Walker

  • Note sheet for The Flowers 

  • Short story based on The Flowers 
     

• Short story #2: Linoleum Roses
   

• Short story #3: Can a Corn
   

• Short story #4: Hills Like White Elephants

  • Same note sheet as above

  • Short story based on Hills Like White Elephants

    • Planning sheet​​
       

• Short story #5: The Ostrich Effect

  • Mini response example
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Year-long Assignments 

Quick Writes (Competency: Talk)​

• Worth 10% of your Term 1 Production grade

  • GOAL: Write for the full amount of time, complete all quick writes, and engage meaningfully with the prompts.​
     

Independent Reading (Competency: Reading)​

• Worth 10% of your Reading grade each term

  • ​GOAL: Track your reading, come to
    conference ready, engage meaningfully
    with your text, and push your reading habits.