Write a three-paragraph essay on an object you carry regularly. Describe the object, the mood it evokes, and the reasons for its importance. Consider using details to achieve an appropriate tone for your essay.
Bring a typed, rough-draft of your essay on Thursday.
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 12th. 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
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