April 22-26: 10th Grade World Lit

This Week: This week continue reading Night. I have changed the day of the test to Wednesday, April 24. I have also moved the Vocab Quiz scheduled for this Friday to Friday, May 10. As you finish reading Night, make sure that you are keeping up with the questions on your study guide (due April 23). PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VERSION OF MACBETH (details for which version you need are at the bottom of this post) NEXT WEEK. YOU WILL NEED TO BRING IT EVERYDAY STARTING ON MONDAY.

Night PDF

If you do not finish reading in class, here is a pdf of Night. While the content is the same and has the answers to the study guide questions, it is not 100% the same as the edition we have in class.

Monday, April 22:

• Catch-up day
• "A Snapshot of Images" due TOMORROW at the END of class

Tuesday, April 23:

• Finish "A Snapshot of Images" due TODAY at the END of class
• Work on Study Guide due TOMORROW at the BEGINNING OF CLASS

Wednesday, April 24:

• Study Guide due TODAY at the BEGINNING of class
• Night Test

Thursday, April 25:

• Intro to Shakespeare and Macbeth
• PowerPoint
• Notes
• Intro to Superstitions

Friday, April 26:

• Intro to Shakespeare and Macbeth (continued)
• Spring Fling!

Next Week:

Next week, we will begin reading Macbeth. Make sure you have a copy (information below) ON MONDAY and that you bring it to class EVERYDAY.

Important Dates:

• Tuesday, April 23: "A Snapshot of Images" due at the end of class
• Wednesday, April 24: Night Test (Reading Guide due at the beginning of class)
• Monday, April 29: Bring copy of Macbeth to class
• Friday, May 10: Unit 13 Vocab Quiz

For our final unit in World Literature, we will study Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The version of Macbeth that we will be reading is The No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth Graphic Novel. I have chosen this graphic novel adaption of the text as it accurately preserves the language of the original play while updating it for a modern audience. Additionally, the layout and images that appear alongside the text in this adaption are helpful for understanding the events that occur throughout the play.

We will begin our unit on Monday, April 29, and each student is required to have their own copy of the book in class that day. For reference, a picture of the cover and the ISBN of this exact edition are below.

Book ISBN: 9781411498716

Please let me know via email if you are unable to find a copy for your student or if you are able and would like to donate a copy to the class.