Resources1. Download the slide show and familiarize yourself with the novel's background before you begin to read it:
2. Download and complete discussion questions for chapters 1-5:
3. Download and complete discussion questions for chapters 6-10:
4. Download and complete discussion questions for the rest of the novel (ch. 11-final questions):
5. Download the slideshow and become familiar with the following types of irony. You will be expected to know and be able to identify the types discussed in this slideshow:
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HomeworkFriday, 11/14/14
Review the background information on Frank McCourt and the work-you must know the cultural/historical context. Read the text. Remember, this is a memoir, not a work of fiction-read it with this context in mind. Track your thoughts/comments through the dialectical journal. Monday, 11/17/14 We will discuss chapters 1-5 tomorrow. Download and complete discussion question (see resources on the left). Dialectical journals and discussion questions for these chapters ONLY must be turned in before our discussion. We will discuss chapters 6-10 on Thursday. Dialectical journals and discussion questions for these chapters ONLY must be turned in before our discussion. We will discuss chapters 11-18 on Monday. Dialectical journals and discussion questions for these chapters ONLY must be turned in before our discussion. Tuesday, 11/18/14 If you were absent in class today, see assignment 5 on the left; we will finish discussing ch. 1-5 tomorrow- your discussion questions/journals will be due tomorrow. See the schedule for the rest of the discussions above (Monday). Monday, 11/24/14
Test on the novel is tomorrow. Review characters for matching. |
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