Course Syllabus
Course Materials:
Study Guide for Dante's Inferno
Specs for Lit Circles
"Geisha" Lit Analysis Specs
Wabi-Sabi Presentation 11/1
Baudelaire's "The Flowers of Evil" 9/8
Oscar Wilde Biography Presentation 8/25
Dorian Gray Pop Quiz 1 9/6
Dorian Gray Pop Quiz 2 9/30
Dorian Gray Pop Quiz 3 10/11
Dorian Gray Final Project Specifications 10/11
"Dangerous Liaisons Worksheet" 10/18
Things to Think About (For Next Class) for DANTE'S INFERNO:
1. How do you think crime should be punished?
2. Do you believe in an afterlife? If so, what do you think this afterlife would be like?
Homework:
You should be keeping up with the reading and the roles for your group. Roles for each person are due at the end of each week (Thursday or Friday, depending on A or B weeks). You are graded individually based on whether you brought and presented your role for each week. The roles for each week can be brought in late (for a late grade), so if you miss one, don't hesitate to turn it in. At the end of this unit, you will be turning in a portfolio/folder with each of the four roles you should have done for this unit for 40 points. Be sure to keep track of the work for your roles so you can turn this in at the end of the unit. DUE DATE FOR PORTFOLIO TO BE DETERMINED.
1/10: Final drafts for "Geisha" lit analysis due on Tuesday 1/17
1/3: Rough drafts for "Geisha" lit analysis due on Tuesday 1/10.
12/16: Finish "Geisha" for the end of break (Wednesday 1/4)
12/8: Read through chapter 24 of "Geisha" for Tuesday 12/12
12/6: Read through chapter 22 of "Geisha" for Thursday 12/8. Outline of "Geisha" literary analysis paper due Thursday 12/8
11/17: Read through chapter 13 of "Geisha" for Tuesday 11/22. Also, bring in five haiku poems you have written, one for each element in the Japanese zodiac culture: water, fire, wood, metal and air. Due on Tuesday 11/22
11/8: Read through chapter 6 of "Geisha" for Thursday, 11/10
11/3: Read through Chapter 5 of "Geisha for Tuesday, 11/8. Also, bring in one example of wabi-sabi and one example of western aesthetics (as we discussed in "Dorian Gray" for Tuesday, 11/8
11/1: Read through Chapter 2 of "Geisha" for Thursday, 11/3
10/25: "Dorian Gray" Art Projects (see above) due Thursday, 10/27
10/18: We are watching the film "Dangerous Liaisons" in class. The worksheet questions are due Tuesday, 10/25
10/13: Finish "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and finish the "Earnest" worksheet for Tuesday, 10/18
10/11: Read through chapter 18 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" forThursday, 10/13, bring a 2 paragraph proposal for your final Dorian Gray Project (one paragraph describing what you are planning for the piece itself, and another paragraph describing your views on art, for Friday, 10/14
10/4: Read through chapter 16 of "The PIcture of Dorian Gray" for Thursday, 10/6
9/30: Read through chapter 15 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Tuesday, 10/4
9/20: Read through chapter 12 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Thursday, 9/22
9/16: Read through chapter 11 of "The PIcture of Dorian Gray" forTuesday, 9/20
9/15: Read through chapter 10 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Friday, 9/16
9/13: Read through chapter 9 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Thursday, 9/15, finish Baudelaire poem illustration for Thursday, 9/15
9/8: Read through chapter 8 of "The PIcture of Dorian Gray" for Tuesday, 9/12, find a poem from "The Flowers of Evil" by Baudelaire (see link above) that you are interested in, read and analyze this poem and be prepared to discuss/use it on Tuesday, 9/12
9/6: Read through chapter 6 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Thursday, 9/8
9/2: Read through chapter 4 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Tuesday, 9/6
8/30: Read through Chapter 3 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Thursday, 9/2
8/25: Read through Chapter 2 of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for Tuesday, 8/30, bring in magazines that you don't mind ruining (with plenty of pictures) for Tuesday, 8/30
8/23: Signed syllabus due in class Thursday 8/25 (signed by you and a parent is extra credit) |
