Step 1: Choose your reading from the choices below:
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1st Quarter Options
--> 4 Canterbury Tales that we do not study in class (Pardoner's Tale and Wife of Bath's Tale) ONLINE: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/webcore/murphy/canterbury/ --> The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White 2nd Quarter Options --> As You Like It by Shakespeare --> Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare --> A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare --> Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe --> A book of the Old Testament (King James Version) that is structured in a narrative format --> Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 3rd Quarter Options --> Any novel by Jane Austen except Pride and Prejudice --> Any novel by Charles Dickens except Great Expectations --> Any work by Oscar Wilde except The Importance of Being Earnest --> Any novel by Robert Louis Stevenson --> Any novel by H.G. Wells --> Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe --> Frankenstein by Mary Shelley --> Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte --> The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy --> King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard --> Dracula by Bram Stoker --> Lady Windemere's Fan by Oscar Wilde 4th Quarter Options --> Any novel by Rudyard Kipling --> Any novel by Virginia Woolf --> Any novel by Agatha Christie except Murder on the Orient Express --> Any novel by Ian Fleming --> Any major work by C.S. Lewis except the Narnia series --> Any major work by James Joyce --> Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad --> Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw --> The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins --> American Gods by Neil Gaiman --> 1984 by George Orwell --> Brave New World by Aldous Huxley --> Any British novel written in the past ten years except Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |
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Step 2: Maintain a Double-Entry, Reader-Response journal as you read the novel [typed or handwritten is acceptable]:
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The purpose of the RR Journal is to get you to think critically as you make your way through the text. The left side will always involve a quotation and page citation. Entries on the right side may include, but are not limited to:
1) Media Comparisons -- What are similarities/differences between aspects of the novel and other media? 2) Personal Connections — How can you relate to the characters and their experiences? 3) General Reactions—Describe things that stand out along the way and your reaction to them? 4) Making Sense -- How do you understand things as they stand? Do you have any predictions? 5) Diction and Vocabulary -- What do particular words mean in context? Why are some words better choices than others? Suggestions: --> THIS IS NOT A BOOK SUMMARY! Instead, your responses are meant to be creative and “outside of the box” without wasting space telling me what your novel was about. --> Response type, frequency, and length will vary. Respond when you feel it is appropriate to do so, but shoot for variety, --> Your responses must be thorough. They also need to represent chronological progression through the book and a consistent attempt to both understand and “talk back” to the story. --> Consider keeping a note in your phone with your citations and responses as you read. At the conclusion of the novel, typing them will be a breeze! |
Step 3: Complete one of the following options from the file below [each option can earn up to an A]:
--> 1 A Project
--> 2 B Projects
--> 4 C Projects
--> 1 B and 2 C Projects
--> 2 B Projects
--> 4 C Projects
--> 1 B and 2 C Projects
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