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MONDAY

TUESDAY

Before class, students:

During class:

During Class:
Pre-assessments.
Hand out book, Me And
Earl And The Dying Girl.
Hand out final
assignment
sheet/guidelines and go
over unit calendar.
Talk about: copyright,
attribution, citation, the
principles of Fair Use,
and of the different types
of Creative Commons
licenses.

Homework:
Read THROUGH chapter
12

WEDNESDAY
During class:

CH. 14- Why is it so

startling to Grieg that he was
talking shit about Scott.
How can we relate to Grieg?
Why is this scene important/
why would our author,
Andrews, put this scene in
his book?

In class reading time for those

who havent finished, free
reading/study hall for those
who have.

Homework: Read
THROUGH chapter 26
Homework: Read
THROUGH chapter 20

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

During class:
CH. 22- Discuss multigenre and how there are
more forms that we initially
think about.
- Use the bullet point
example on pages 164-170
to also address dialect and
diction. How can we tell
these characters apart even
if they were not labeled on
the top of each section?

During class:
CH 35- Is Greg shallow
for not feeling the same
way about Rachel as
Earl? (Or is this
realistic and even
understandable?)

CH 24- Whats unsettling

about Grieg talking with his
fat rolls and what is the
significance of Rachels
reaction?

Homework: Read
THROUGH chapter 34

CH 39- What makes a

good movie? Is Grieg
right when he says that
viewers need to
understand the movie in
order for it to be any
good?
CH 40- pg 287-290:
Whats interesting
about Grieg and Earls
talk at Thuyens?
EPILOUGUE: So
Grieg thinks that when
you make a good book
into a movie, stupid
things happen, what do
you think he means?
Homework:
No homework!

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Before class, students:

No homework is due.
During class:
Hand out a glossary of
cinematography terms
and have students
brainstorm some scenes
where they have seen the
terms put to use in actual
film.
Homework:
Every term must have
one example from film
attached to it before the
next class period.

During class: Start the film,

Me And Earl And The Dying
Girl.
Add a new example to as
many terms in your packet
from the movie as possible.
Homework: Journal
PromptWhat scene in this movie
do you think was done
poorly, and how might you
alter it in order to improve
it, whether it makes it closer
to the book version or not?
Apply terms from your
packet into your journal
prompts to get credit.

During class:
Finish the film, Me And Earl
And The Dying Girl.
Finish adding new examples to
each term in your packet from
the movie. Every term should
have one new example.
Homework:
Pick a scene from the second
half of the movie that you think
was done poorly, and how
might you alter it in order to
improve it, whether it makes it
closer to the book version or
not? Apply DIFFERENT
terms from your packet into
your journal prompts to get
credit.

During class:
Catch-up times for terms as
well as introduction to the
unit project. Brainstorm
some potential scenes for
their final project as a class.
Review: copyright,
attribution, citation, the
principles of Fair Use, and
of the different types of
Creative Commons
licenses.

Homework:
Finish up terms if you
havent already.

During class:
Hand out and read
aloud:
The Reluctant
Fundamentalist,
THROUGH Chapter 3
Homework:
Read through the rest of
chapters one - three.

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During class:
CH 3: What is the
purpose of the framed
narrative? What about
specifically for Hamid's
book?
Do some in class reading.
Homework:
Read THROUGH chapter
5

During class:
CH 4:
1. pg 47 What does
Changezs story about his
scar tell us about our
society? What ideas are
evident from this
comparison when it comes
to the things we value?
2. Is there anything
compromising when it
comes to Changez
confessing that penthouses
remind him of pornography?
3. Page 60- why does
Changez keep commenting
about the man's wallet? Is it
a wallet or could it be
something else?
Homework:
Finish reading chapter 5 if
you havent already.

During class:
CH 5:
1. Page 67- How is privilege a
catalyst for prejudice and
racism?
2. What makes Changez a
believable character so far?
3. Page 72- What were your
reactions to Changez's own
reaction of the events that
happened on September 11th?
Homework: Journal
PromptWhat predictions do you
have for the rest of the book?
How will changez be treated
by his co-workers, what will
become of Erica, and what
will happen between older
Changez and the American
stranger in the caf? Use the
information given during the
class discussion to guide your
answer and be open minded.

During class:
Read aloud: chapter 6.
Assess knowledge on:
copyright, attribution,
citation, the principles of
Fair Use, and of the
different types of Creative
Commons licenses.
Homework:
Finish reading chapter 6 if
we dont do so in class.

During class:
Journal promptWhat scenes do you
think will be different
in the movie? What
parts will be left out?
What might be the
director pay attention
to more that the book
passes over? It is
important to not only
analyze why things
were left out of the
movie and added, but
to also try and
anticipate what the
directors and other
movie crew will find
important or necessary
when adapting the film.
Think like a movie
maker and justify your
thoughts.
Discuss these answers
in class.
Homework:
Read through chapter 8.

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During class:
CH 7:
1. Page 94/95- What do
you think about
Changez's comment
about how beating and
things only happen to the
hapless poor? Why might
this be and what is
sickening about the idea?
2. Page 100- Who felt
with Changez after
finding out that America
had invaded Afghanistan?
Why or why not? Write a
journal entry about this
and turn it in when you
are done. Remember: you
must try and see both
sides, but that does not
mean you need to agree
with both. Just be
understanding.
3. What is going on
politically at this point?
Homework:
Read chapter 8 if you
havent already.

During class:
CH 8:
1. Return to the question of
Erica's purpose in the story.
+ page 113- Can Erica
really choose to return to a
state of non-depression?
2. Page 115- "I had always
thought of America as a
nation that looked forward;
for the first time I was struck
by its determination to
look back." What would
looking forward in America
look like after the events that
took place on 9/11? Talk
with a partner for a minute
or two and then we will
share and record on the
board.
3. - Return to the question of
what Jim's character's
purpose is. Discuss, but be
ready to return to it again
later.

During class:
CH 9:
1. Return to the idea of the
framed narrative. What is
happening? Why might this
be?
2. What is going on politically
at this point?
3. Is Changez, outside of the
story telling, being a good
host, or does he have an
ulterior motive?

4. Whats going on
politically?

CH 101. What changes have been

taking place within Changez
so far?
2. "My blinders were coming
off, and I was dazzled and
rendered immobile by the
sudden broadening of my arc
of vision."
+ What does Changez mean
by this quote? What is
changing for him? Illustrate
this within your writer's
notebook.
3. How are Pakistan and
America Similar?

Homework:
Read chapters 9 and 10

Homework: Finish the book.

During class:
CH 11:
1. What purpose might
Changez's apologetic
narration have? What if he
was more accusatory and
blunt about his story? How
would things be different
2. Are we suspicious of
Changez? Do we think he
will hurt the American, or
maybe the American will
hurt Changez? Would one
be worse than the other?
What effect would each
have? Create a cause and
effect chart and prepare to
have it hang up in the
classroom.
CH 12:
As for Changez's students
plan to assassinate the
development assistant
coordinator, is that
Changez's fault?
2. Is this novel convincing?
+ What makes
Changez's story enough to
convince us to empathize
with him?
Homework: None!

During class:
Thoroughly introduce
final unit project.
Receive project
partners.
Start brainstorming
ideas from, Me And
Earl And The Dying
Girl.
Homework:
Brainstorm at least
three ideas for your
project and come to
class next Monday with
a detailed outline of one
of your ideas.

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During class:
Watch the first half of,
The Reluctant
Fundamentalist.
I will check out your
ideas and outlines while
you watch the movie.
Homework:
Brainstorm one idea from
the first half of the movie
Review: copyright,
attribution, citation, the
principles of Fair Use,
and of the different types
of Creative Commons
licenses.

During class:
Watch the second half of,
The Reluctant
Fundamentalist.
If there is time after the
movie, get together with
your group and start
brainstorming ideas for your
project based on, The
Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Homework:
Look over the examples of
what the different roles are
expected to do, which was
handed out in class.
Brainstorm at least one ideas
from the second half of the
movie and then detail one of
them.

During class:
Group time! Pick an idea
within the first 10 minutes and
hash out details.
Homework:
Once you have figured your
roles, start working stuff out!
We start filming on Friday.

During class:
Group work.
Homework:
Have materials gathered for
tomorrow.

During class:
Be prepared to start
filming.
Homework:
Film over the weekend.
Dont forget to work on
your script as well.

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During Class:
In class work time
Homework:
Project

During Class:
Group check ins: 1-3
Class work time

During Class:
Group check-ins: 4-6
Class work time

Homework:
Project

Homework:
Project

During Class:
Groups 1-3 will present

During Class:
Groups 4-6 will present

Homework:
Self evals.

Homework:
Self evals.