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English 98 Syllabus

***If you can purchase these in advance, it would be better for you!!

$ We will purchase these as a class for savings & uniformity.

Plan to purchase works of literary merit for Sustained Silent Reading.*

 

FALL Semester 1
1984 - George Orwell***
Brave New World -Aldous Huxley***
Anthem - Ayn Rand***
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley $
Of Mice & Men - John Steinbeck***
9th Grade Literature Text Language of Literature

SPRING Semester 2
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee***
Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare$
Nonfiction: Biography or Autobiography of your choice
Poetry binder
Non Fiction

Assignments

 
DUE Dates UNIT & Homework AUTHOR / LITERATURE

11/3/09

 

10/22/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/15/2009

 

 

 

10/9/2009

 

 

10/6

 

 

 

10/1

 

 

9/23

 

 

 

 

9/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brave New World Reading Guide

 

Read & Annotate Anthem over the break.

MOTIFS

Individualism & Collectivism

Egoism

Selflessness

Free Will

 

 

 

Homework: Write outline, SSR & Get Brave New World

MLA Citations

 

Homework: SSR & Brainstorm connections between 1984 and Today.

 

Hwk: SSR! Finish your book by 10/23. FOR STARTERS is optional but there is a link above.

Essay Structure PowerPoint.

 

Revise "MDG" and Dead Poets introductions. Attach to originals. Use MLA formatting! Due Monday!!

 

1984 Reading Schedule

Propaganda Assignment Draft & Final Due Monday

 

 

1984 Reading Schedule

Prereading PowerPoint

Propaganda PowerPoint

Aldous Huxley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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