Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School
Rhode Island College English 118
Course Schedule and Calendar
Pre-Requisites |
*All below requirements must be satisfied prior to being enrolled in the college course. Theme: The reinvention of self in a changing world.“The Man Who Would Be King,” by Rudyard Kipling “Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection” – (pp 146-168) From the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald “Charles Scribner Illuminates F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby,” Forbes Magazine Op-Ed (2012). *Students will complete reading quizzes on Engrade Prior to the start of the course. *A Four page analysis of the above texts is due by the end of the school day on 12 February 2013. Please email finished papers to middlecollege.scott@gmail.com
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12/24 to 2/28 |
Themes: Craft and Structure of text, The Literary Landscape.
2/24 Lecture: The historical context of Eric Larson’s the Devil in the White City 2/25 Introduction to text The Devil in the White City Homework: Read Larson (1-47) 2/26 Quiz on Larson (1-47) Discuss the craft and structure of Larson’s text and how he introduces characters. 2/27 Read articles on sociopaths: Article 1 and Article 2 Write/discuss briefly in relation to Larson’s initial descriptions of Holmes and Chicago. Homework: Read Larson (49-84) 2/28 Quiz on Larson (49-84).
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Week 2
3/3 to 3/7 |
Themes: the gout and diet as plot elements, Holmes Landscapes vs. Burnham’s landscapes, disappearances.
3/3 Read and discuss: Larson (85-109) in class 3/4 Quiz on Larson (85-109) and class led discussion Homework: (Larson 111 – 145) 3/5 Literary Landscape of Providence (Weather Permitting). We will examine downtown Providence with an emphasis on Burnham inspired buildings. 3/6 Quiz on Larson (111-145) In-class essay: Use evidence from this week’s reading to answer the question: “Are cities our greatest invention?” 3/7 Finish Essay, Homework: Read Larson (146-160).
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Week 3
3/10 to 3/13 |
Themes: Holmes and medical ethics, the effects of individual health on the world’s fair, the purpose of cities: industry or people?
3/10 Quiz on Larson (146-160) Discussion: Ethics vs. progress in medicine Homework: Larson (161-191). 3/11 Found Poetry for characters from Larson (1-191) 3/12 Quiz: Larson (161-191) present found poetry 3/13 Read in class Larson (192-231)
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Week 4
3/17 to 3/21 |
Themes: Salespeople and con artists in literature (connecting to previous texts), the technological and political landscapes of the White City
3/17 Quiz (x2) on Larson (192-231) Homework: Larson (235-257) 3/18 Quiz on Larson (235-257) Homework: Larson (258 – 289) 3/19 Quiz on Larson (258-289) Read in class Larson (290-336) 3/20 Devil in the White City acting skits (work in groups) 3/21 Devil in the White City acting skits (present)Homework: Larson (339-350) |
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Week 5
3/24 to 3/28 |
Themes: Creation and Destruction.
3/24 Quiz on Larson (339-350) Read in class Larson (350-368) 3/25 Class Discussion: Judging Holmes and evaluating Burnham, in-class essay (who is the most important minor character in the story). Homework: Larson (369-390) 3/26 Outline Essay, 3/27 Essay Writing Workshop 3/28 Essay Writing Workshop
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Week 6
3/31 to 4/4 |
Themes:N/A 3/31 Essay Writing workshop 4/1 Larson essay is due to middlecollege.scott@gmail.com by 10:00p.m. 4/2 Review for Larson test 4/3 Larson test 4/4 Historical context of Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavare Smith |
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Week 7
4/7 to 4/11
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Themes: Race, Alienation, Tribalism
4/7 Read Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities, by Anna Deavere Smith (9-24 “the Desert/Static/101 Dalmations”) Homework: read Deavere Smith (25 – 36 “Look in the Mirror/Me and James’s Thing/ Wigs”) 4/8 Four Corners: arguing points of view exercise. Discussion: do cities and technology temper or inflame racial tensions? Homework: Read Deavere Smith (37-51 “Rope/Rhythm and Poetry). 4/9 Quiz on Deavere Smith (37-51), Discussion on the role of music in Fires in the Mirror and other texts we have read. Read Deavere Smith (52-76 “Roots/Near enough to Reach/Seven Verses/Isaac/Lousy Language. 4/10 Read in class: Deveare Smith (97-135) finish play by Monday 4/11 Assign Fires in the Mirror Essay, Homework: Write Outline |
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Week 8
4/14 to 4/17 |
Themes: Perception versus Reality
4/14 Writing Workshop 4/15 Writing Workshop 4/16 Writing Workshop 4/17 Writing Workshop, Essay due to middlecollege.scott@gmail.com by 10:00p.m.
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Week 9 4/28 to 5/2 |
Themes: Romanticism and Gothic
4/28 Read and discuss “Lines Written a few miles above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth 4/29 Read and discuss “The World is too Much With Us,” by Wordsworth” and “Kubla Khan” By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Homework: write a one page paper on any of the three Romantic poems. 4/30 Introduction to Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, read Shelly pages (9-23) together. 5/1 Letters: exercises and discussions based on narration in Shelly. 5/2 Read in class Shelly (29-45)
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Week 10
5/5 to 5/9 |
Themes Can science, medicine and technology go too far?
5/5 Quiz on Shelly (1-45), Lecture: Victor Frankenstein’s quest for knowledge: To what extent can knowledge heal or harm humanity? Homework: Read Shelly (46-60). 5/6 Quiz on Shelly (46-60) Mini-Debates: Who is the monster, Dr. Frankenstein or his monster? Homework: Read Shelly (61-80) 5/7 Quiz on Shelly (61-80) Short paper: contrast the craft, structure and imagery of Shelly’s writing with Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey” 5/8 Writing Workshop, Homework: Read Shelly (81-103). 5/9 Quiz on Shelly (81-103), Read in class: Shelly (104 -127). |
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Week 11 5/12 to 5/16 |
Themes: Guilt, family, friendship, candor, Romanticism, Letters
5/12 Quiz on Shelly (104-127), Read and discuss: Shelly (128-142), Homework: Shelly (143-166). 5/13 Quiz on Shelly (143-166), RINI celebrates the nuptials of Victor and Elizabeth! Homework: Free Write on the meaning of the wedding scene 5/14 Review for Test 5/15 Test 5/16 Frankenstein Paper two to four pages, Writing Workshop |
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Week 12 5/19 to 5/23 |
Themes: N/A
5/19 Writing Workshop 5/20 Writing Workshop 5/21 Scantron Testing 5/22 Scantron Testing 5/23 Scantron Testing |
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Week 13 5/27 to 5/30 |
Themes: Community, decay, creation and destruction
5/27 Field Trip: Walking Tour of Fox Point, Providence 5/28 Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican 5/29 Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican 5/30 Finish film and have class discussion: urbanity and humanity. |
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Week 14 6/2 to 6/6 |
Theme: Final paper “Understanding Providence through Literature: Creation, Destruction and possibility”.
6/2 Writing Workshop for Final Paper 6/3 Writing Workshop for Final Paper 6/4 Writing Workshop for Final Paper 6/5 Writing Workshop for Final Paper |
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Week 15 6/9 to 6/13 |
Review for Final
6/9 Final Review 6/10 Final Review, paper is due to middlecollege.scott@gmail.com by 10:00p.m. FINAL |
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Please Contact Mr. Scott at middlecollege.scott@gmail.com with any questions.
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