literarian, n. One engaged in literary pursuits.

The Things They Carried Reading Schedule

Book Club Reading Schedule November - December 2011
S	M	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1 The Things They Carried pgs. 30-58 Grammar: Pronouns	2	3 The Things They Carried pgs. 59-84 Grammar: Pronouns	4	5 Introductions Pre-reading activity Grammar: Nouns
6	7	8 The Things They Carried pgs. 85-124 Grammar: Pronouns	9	10 The Things They Carried pgs. 125-154 Grammar: Pronouns	11	12 The Things They Carried pgs.1-58 Grammar: Pronouns
13	14	15 The Things They Carried pgs. 155-207 Grammar: Verbs	16	17 The Things They Carried pgs. 208-233 Grammar: Verbs	18	19 The Things They Carried pgs. 59-117 Grammar: Pronouns
20	21	22	23	24 Thanksgiving Holiday No Class	25	26 The Things They Carried pgs. 118-171 Grammar: Verbs
27	28	29	30	1	2	3 The Things They Carried pgs. 173-233 Grammar: Adjectives

Final Project Guidelines

Your assignment: Write a short story that features two of the characters we have read this summer as pro- (or an-) -tagonists. Choose one major character from any of the fictional* books we have read and one major character from Divergent. The two characters that you select will meet one another in one of the following scenarios (your choice):

· Parking lot collision: Your unwitting protagonists—who are also, as it turns out, poor drivers—have collided in a mall parking lot. Whose fault was it? What was each character doing there in the first place? How does each character react to the accident? Does anyone lose his or her temper? How do the characters resolve the situation?

· Reality show challenge: Your characters have paired up to compete in the latest hit reality show, “Literary America’s Got Talent,” a talent show featuring characters from classic literature. What kind of act do your characters assemble? Against whom do they compete? Do they win? Are there any snags along the way?

· Your own scenario: See me if you have an idea for another scenario that you would like to pursue.

Once you have decided on the characters and scenario you will work with, fill out a “Character Development Sheet” for each of your characters. Then, begin drafting and revising your story. The final draft of your story should meet the following requirements:

· It must be typed and double-spaced with 1” margins on all sides.

· It must include your name and a title.

· It must be 2-3 pages long.

· It must be stapled.

· It must be free of grammar, spelling and style errors.

You may, if you would like, include an illustration to accompany your story.

The final draft of your story will be due in class on Friday, August 12^th. Plan to read a portion of your story aloud in class.

* See me if you would like to use Levitt & Dubner or Atul Gawande as a character.

August Reading Schedule (Weekday)

August 2011 Book Camp Reading Schedule
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
	1	2 Better Part II pgs. 73 - 111	3 Better Part II (cont.) pgs. 112 - 165	4 Better Part III – Afterword pgs. 169 - 257	5 Divergent Ch. 1 - 7 pgs. 1 - 75	6
7	8	9 Divergent Ch. 8 - 19 pgs. 76 - 250	10 Divergent Ch. 20 – 25 pgs. 251 - 332	11 Divergent Ch. 26 – 31 pgs. 333 - 407	12 Divergent Ch. 32 – 39 pgs. 408 - 487	13

Updated July Reading Schedule (Weekday)

July 2011 Book Camp Reading Schedule
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
					1 Book Thief Part Nine – Epilogue pgs. 459 - 549	2
3	4	5 Northern Light pgs. 1- 78	6 Northern Light pgs. 79 - 159	7 Northern Light pgs. 160 - 238	8 Northern Light pgs. 239 – 313	9
10	11	12 Northern Light pgs. 314 – 383	13 Freakonomics Explanatory Note – Ch. 1 pgs. xxiii - 50	14 Freakonomics Ch. 2 – Ch. 3 pgs. 51 - 113	15 Freakonomics Ch. 4 pgs. 115 - 145	16
17	18	19 Freakonomics Ch. 5 – Ch. 6 147 - 207	20 Freakonomics Epilogue – Author Q & A pgs. 209 - 260	21 Angela’s Ashes Part I – Part II pgs. 11 - 90	22 Angela’s Ashes Part III – Part V Pgs. 91 – 150	23
24	25	26 Angela’s Ashes Part VI – Part X pgs. 151 - 251	27 Angela’s Ashes Part XI – Part XIV pgs. 252 - 308	28 Angela’s Ashes Part XV – Part XIX pgs. 309 - 363	29 Better Intro – Part I pgs. 1 – 69	30
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Freakonomics Final Project

At the end of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner suggest a potential “underlying theme” for the book: “thinking sensibly about how people behave in the real world” (209). As far as this has been the theme of the book, the authors express a hope that their readers will “become more skeptical of the conventional wisdom” they encounter, and maybe even “begin looking for hints as to how things aren’t quite what they seem” (210). To that end, you are assigned to do the following:

1) Find an article from a recent newspaper or magazine.

2) Print or cut out the article.

3) Read the article and annotate for the fundamental ideas of Freakonomics (outlined on pages 12 – 13): incentives; conventional wisdom; subtle or distant causes for dramatic effects; “experts” and informational advantage; knowing what to measure and how to measure it.

4) Write a 1- 2-paragraph Freakonomics-style critique of the article. In your critique, consider how the things described in the article may not be quite what they seem, and suggest what additional factors might be at play. Use the knowledge you gained from the book as well as your annotations from step three to inform your critique.

5) Turn in your critique and your annotated article on Wednesday, 7/ 20.

Formatting guidelines:

Your critique must be:

· typed

· titled

· single-spaced

· size 12 font

· no more than 1 page