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Middle School Literature

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  1. INTRODUCTION & MATERIALS

    What You Need To Know & Buy Before You Begin
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  2. Course Introduction Using "A Bargain for Frances"
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  3. JOHNNY TREMAIN
    Lecture - Johnny Tremain (Pt. 1)
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  4. Lecture - Johnny Tremain (Pt. 2)
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  5. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    Lecture - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Pt. 1)
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  6. Lecture - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Pt. 2)
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  7. Lecture - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Pt. 3)
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  8. Across Five Aprils
    Lecture - Across Five Aprils (Pt. 1)
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  9. Lecture - Across Five Aprils (Pt.2)
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  10. Lecture - Across Five Aprils (Pt. 3)
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  11. The Hiding Place
    Lecture - The Hiding Place (Pt. 1)
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  12. Lecture - The Hiding Place (Pt. 2)
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  13. Lecture - The Hiding Place (Pt. 3)
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  14. A Christmas Carol
    Lecture - A Christmas Carol (Pt. 1)
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  15. Lecture - A Christmas Carol (Pt. 2)
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  16. Murder on the Orient Express
    Lecture - Murder On the Orient Express
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  17. The Fellowship of the Ring
    Lecture - The Fellowship of the Ring (Pt. 1)
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  18. Lecture - The Fellowship of the Ring (Pt. 2)
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  19. Lecture - The Fellowship of the Ring (Pt. 3)
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  20. SNOW DAY HOMEWORK
    No Class Meeting - assignment only
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  21. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
    Lecture - The Fellowship of the Ring (Pt. 4)
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  22. THE CAPTURED SHADOW
    Lecture - The Captured Shadow
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  23. Shakespeare
    Lecture - Shakespeare
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  24. Lecture - Shakespeare (Pt. 2)
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  25. Lecture - Shakespeare (Pt. 3)
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  26. Lecture - Shakespeare (Pt. 4)
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  27. Lecture - Shakespeare (Pt. 5)
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  28. Poetry
    Lecture - Poetry
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  29. Short Stories
    Lecture - Thank You Ma'am
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  30. THESIS PAPERS
    Final Lecture - Thesis Papers
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HOMEWORK

  1. Read AT LEAST the first 50 Pages of Tom Sawyer.
  2. For writing:  if you do not have Writing and Rhetoric Book 9 yet, I will be sending pictures of the pages in another email.  Since everyone has ordered a copy, and deliveries are so far running behind, I do not believe this to be breaking any copyright and am doing it in good faith.  All required assignments for the week are in bold.
  • Work through Lesson 2 in W&R.  Here is a sample schedule:

Thursday – Read pp 13 – 18.  Narration and Tell About It (optional)  Look at writing instructions for a Descriptive Essay starting on page 27 (#4) so that you are familiar with the whole assignment this week.  Start jotting down ideas or making an outline.

Friday – pp 21 – 25 Memoria, Writing Time, Conjunctions and Copiousness.  These are optional, but doing a few for each section will be helpful for you in your writing.  Begin your rough draft, following the Descriptive Essay instructions (#4, p. 27) and using the rubric (p. 32) to help guide you.   There are also helpful hints at the bottom of p.33 – top of p.34

**Comparative Description on p.26 and Speak It on p. 30 are optional

Saturday – keep writing if you have time!

Monday – finish your rough draft.  READ IT OUT LOUD.  Make your own corrections, then give it to someone else to read and edit.  Do proofreading practice on p. 34

Tuesday – type or write in neat handwriting your final draft.

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