Questions for "Marriage is a Private Affair" due Friday, Sept. 13. 

Vocabulary Quiz on Literary Terms:  Tuesday, Sept. 17. Study!

 Please read the following pertaining to our first unit for your Grade 9 World Literature Course --

As 9^th grade English students, you will be exposed to many different cultures this year through films, literary works, and nonfiction.  What can we learn from reading articles and stories and from viewing films about different cultures?   Why is it so important for young students in today’s society to be exposed to these different cultures?  Although both of these questions will be revisited throughout the year, it is how I would like to begin your first marking period of 9^th grade English.

You will be using the film we will be watching, the articles we will be reviewing, and the short stories and novels we will be reading this marking period to help answer the above questions.  Eventually, you will answer the question in a formal thesis paper.  All of the tools you will need to be a successful high school English student will be given to you during the first marking period.

The following are the items we will be working on over the next marking period:

·         Quote Analysis

·         Critical Thinking Skills

·         Writing Skills (Thesis Statements, Paragraph Organization, MLA format, Citations, Works Cited Page, etc.)

·         Expanding Literary Term Vocabulary

To learn and strengthen these skills, we will use the following for our discussions:

·         “Marriage is a Private Affair”  (http://peopleandstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/marriage-is-a-private-affair.pdf) and other selections from World Literature: An Anthology of Great Short Stories, Drama, and Poetry 

·         Real Time

·         Osama

·         2013 summer and fall current event articles from around the world

·         Nonfiction Sample

 TAKING NOTES....

You are required to take notes while reading and viewing films.  During the first unit, your notes should focus on the essential questions listed above. 

The following will help you when it comes time to write our first thesis paper and therefore should also be a part of your notes: 

·         Where does the story take place? 

·         What culture is being discussed?

·         What is the conflict involved in the work?

·         Who are the main characters?  (spell the names correctly)

·         List the most important things you have learned about the country and culture being discussed. Include author and page number after each example.

·         Write down quotes you can use in a thesis paper to support new information you have learned about the culture being studied and quotes that will help support why it is important to study World Literature, foreign films, nonfiction pieces, and current events. Make sure the quotes you choose are significant.   It can be something someone says or it can be part of the narration.  Include author and page numbers.