Pick a novel from the list below and read at least 20 pages for Tuesday.
I need to see at least 3 post-its for Tuesday.
Today we signed out a new text and returned our Othello texts. Please return all Othello texts on Monday. The text is Essays, Patterns and Perspectives. It is filled with humorous and heart-breaking opinion pieces. You will learn how to read and write this style.
Also, during USSR next week and the first two weeks of Jan, you have an assigned novel to read. You may choose from the list below:
The Sudden Weight of Snow
The Handmaid's Tale
A Thousand Splendid Suns (these are out, you'll need your own copy)
Pigs in Heaven
Jane Eyre
A Painted House (ask me as they are upstairs in the book room)
Mao's Last Dancer
In Search of April Raintree
All of these books work with the appearance vs reality theme so would be good choices to compare with the stories, Othello and Lord of the Flies that we have read.
During the third week of Jan. to practice for your exam, you will write an essay comparing two of the books.
You will need to have this novel read by Monday, Jan. 20th. As you read post-it note key passages that deal with the theme appearance vs reality. This theme may be subtle or it may be clear. Look for two different ways to interpret the same situation or look for the rules of a society and how the citizens break the rules or cope with the rules. Look for the duality of man!
