Monday (B)
- Reading Check Quiz: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, p. 115-140
- With a partner: Respond to the following question in your notebook. Be prepared to share with the class: One of the paragraphs on the back of the book cover states that Christopher Boone "has no understanding of human emotions." If you disagree with this statement, how might you revise it to make it reflect more accurately Christopher’s grasp of human emotion? Cite at least two examples of situations where Christopher not only is feeling human emotions, but also clearly is aware that he is doing so?
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- Circle and Discuss: Student responses to quick write assignment.
- Watch and Discuss: SPUR: What is therapeutic riding?
- Real-life Connections: Students will have the opportunity to get more information about SPUR and volunteer opportunities.
- If time permits: We will continue reading the novel as a class, pausing for discussion and questions.
- Closing Activity: Quack! Volume 10.1 (second viewing)
- Homework: Read pages 140-165, stop at section “211.” Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class!
Tuesday or Wednesday (A/B)
- Quiz: Quack! 10.1
- Reading Check Quiz: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, p. 140-165
- With a partner: The word “mystery” is defined as anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown or any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation. Besides the basic plot of Wellington’s murder, what are the “mysteries” in the novel? Try to think of at least two different examples and explain.
- Discuss: Mystery in Curious Incident
- Listen and Discuss: Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess”
- With Small Groups: Closely analyze each line to see if you can uncover the mystery hidden in the poem. The speaker, the Duke of Ferrara, is talking to an emissary, who is there to negotiate the Duke’s new marriage. What exactly is the Duke saying about his late wife as he shows the emissary the painting? Be sure to cite specific lines to support your claims.
- Discussion and Close Reading: We will discuss student responses to the poem, focusing on a few key passages for close-reading practice.
- If time permits: We will continue reading Curious Incident as a class, pausing for discussion and questions.
- Homework: Read pages 166-198, stop at section “229” in Curious Incident. Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class!
Thursday or Friday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, p. 166-198
- View: Quack! Volume 10.2 (first viewing)
- Final Essay for Curious Incident: Students will receive the final essay topic for Curious Incident and will have the remainder of the block to begin planning and drafting the essay. Due: Thursday or Friday (6/3 or 6/4)
- Homework: Read to the end of the novel in Curious Incident. Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class! Continue working on your essay over the weekend and be sure to bring back all materials for next class’s writing workshop.
