Section: ENG 033
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Unit 1 - Finding Joy in Reading (wks. 1-3)
Topic: Struggles of Childhood
Readings:
"Werewolves in their Youth" by Michael Chabon
"The Man in the Well" by Ira Sher
Unit 2 - Facing Non-Fiction Without Fear (wks. 4-6)
Topic: Factors that Shape our Identity
Readings:
Excerpt from Ordinary Resurrections by Jonathan Kozol
"The Long Goodbye: Mother's Day in a Federal Prison" by Amanda Coyne
Unit 3 - Building Courage, Patience and Confidence to Read Longer Works (wks. 7-10)
Topic: Gender, Violence and the Upheaval of Adolescence
Readings:
"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
Excerpts from Raising Cain protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson
"What You Know" by Peter Ho Davies
Excerpts from The Incredible Fascination of Violence by Allan Guggenbuhl
Unit 4: Reading out of Interest Rather than Obligation (wks. 11-13)
Topic: Integration and Self Sufficiency
Readings:
To be determined by student in conjunction with instructor.
Guidelines:
⊕ Annotate all readings⊕ Look up all words you don't know and write their meaning in the margin of your text with a line to the word they define
⊕ When reading non-fiction - use Cornell Notes