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Possible Texts:
Beowulf translation by Seamus Heaney
Grendel by John Gardner
The Stranger by Albert Camus
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Writing Assignments:
Writing Text: Write For College
The College Essay
Literary Analysis
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Tentative Syllabus Quarter I |
| Week 1: 9/11, 9/13 |
1. "No Man Is an Island" Presentations
2. Introduction to the College Essay
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| Week 2: 9/17-9/21 |
1. College Essay Peer Review
2. Intro to the Hero's Journey and Archetypal Criticism
3. Introduction and analysis of Beowulf
4. Vocabulary Quiz #1
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| Week 3: 9/25, 9/27 |
1. College Essays
2. Beowulf
3. Vocabulary Quiz #2
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| Week 4: 10/1-10/5 |
COLLEGE ESSAY DUE OCTOBER 1
1. Beowulf Test
2. Introduction to Grendel
3. JOURNALS DUE OCTOBER 5
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| Week 5: 10/10, 10/12 |
1. Grendel
2. Grendel
3. Vocabulary Quiz #3
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| Week 6: 10/16, 10/18 |
1. Grendel
2. Grendel
3. Vocabulary Quiz #4
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| Week 7: 10/22-10/26 |
1. Grendel
2. Writing a Literary Analysis
3. Vocabulary Test Lists 1-4
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| Week 8: 10/30, 11/1 |
1. Independent Reading Test
2. JOURNALS DUE
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| Week 9: 11/5-11/9 |
END QUARTER I
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