Agenda for World Literature for 2014 Spring Semester
January 13 - 24:
Aristotle’s Poetics
Begin reading OEDIPUS
January 27 - 31:
Socratic Circle on OEDIPUS
Essay on OEDIPUS
February 3 - 14:
Hamlet, Act One
Read
Handouts
Watch video
Class notes
Open Book Test
Act out
February 17 - 28:
Hamlet, Act Two
Read
Handouts
Watch Video
Class Notes
Open Book Test
Group Work on Act 2, Scene 2
March 3 - 14:
Hamlet, Act Three
Read
Handouts
Watch Video
Class Notes
Open Book Test
Act out
March 17 - 21:
Hamlet, Act Four
Read
Handouts
Watch Video
Class Notes
Open Book Test
March 24 - 28:
Hamlet Socratic Circle
Hamlet, Act Five
Read
Handouts
Watch Video
Class Notes
Open Book Test
Hamlet Essay
March 31 - April 4:
Hamlet Essay Due
Break into groups, create scripts, act out scenes from Hamlet
April 7 - 11:
DEATH of a Salesman
Read aloud
Act out
Homework:
Read and outline background information about:
Arthur Miller
Play's Commentary on Contemporary Society of Post World War Two
Impact of play
April 14 - 20:
Spring Break
April 21 - 25:
Socratic Circle on DEATH of a SALESMAN
Essay on DEATH of a SALESMAN: Contemporary Significance of Play
April 28 - May 2:
A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE
Read aloud
Act out
Documentary
Homework: read and outline background information about:
Tennessee Williams
Play as Commentary on Contemporary Society
Impact of play
May 5 - 9:
Watch video of A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE
Essay on A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE
May 12 - 23:
August Wilson’s GEM of the OCEAN
Read
Act out
Documentaries:
The Middle Passage
August Wilson
Homework:
Read and outline information about:
The Middle Passage
Life for Blacks in Turn of the Century America
August Wilson
Creative Process of August Wilson: Group Work
Socratic Circle for GEM of the Ocean
May 26 - 28:
Essay on GEM of the OCEAN
MAY 28:
Last day of school for seniors
