The students will be required to read a number of different pieces of literature throughout the unit. Students will be required to an essay as the final assignment of the unit, so be sure to tell them to highlight quotes that stick out to them that relate to the themes of identity, acceptance and/or loneliness. The central novel of the unit will be: by J.D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye This is an American classic that deals with the themes of loneliness, acceptance and identity. It is a perfect novel to introduce the students to all three of these themes. This novel will be introduced following the introduction to the course and will be used as the first piece of literature for the unit. The students will also read another novel after this time they will Catcher in the Rye, be able to choose from a selection of books. These books include: by Stephen Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Ned Vizzini It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Chris Crutcher Whale Talk by Laurie Halse Anderson by Yann Martel Life of Pi Students will be placed into book groups with fellow students who choose the same book as them. They will meet every other day for twenty minutes of class time to discuss the book in groups and help each other better understand the novel. This will help students work together, speak to one another and possibly make new friends. In between the two novels will be a collection of poetry which include famous poems such as: Into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich “Diving Far Cry from Africa” by Walcott “A Brooklyn Ferry” by Walt Whitman “Crossing
The students will be required to read a number of different pieces of literature throughout the unit. Students will be required to an essay as the final assignment of the unit, so be sure to tell them to highlight quotes that stick out to them that relate to the themes of identity, acceptance and/or loneliness. The central novel of the unit will be: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. This is an American classic that deals with the themes of loneliness, acceptance and identity. It is a perfect novel to introduce the students to all three of these themes. This novel will be introduced following the introduction to the course and will be used as the first piece of literature for the unit. The students will also read another novel after Catcher in the Rye, this time they will be able to choose from a selection of books. These books include: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher by Laurie Halse Anderson Life of Pi by Yann Martel Students will be placed into book groups with fellow students who choose the same book as them. They will meet every other day for twenty minutes of class time to discuss the book in groups and help each other better understand the novel. This will help students work together, speak to one another and possibly make new friends. In between the two novels will be a collection of poetry which include famous poems such as: “Diving Into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich “A Far Cry from Africa” by Walcott “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” by Walt Whitman
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