Contemporary Literature (Walek)

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  

  • Announcements Forum
• Topic 1
  

  Topic 1

  General Course Information

  • Syllabus File
  • ***AGENDA*** 1st Trimester Page
• Topic 2
  

  Topic 2

     The Catcher in the Rye: The Initiation Novel

  • Introduction PowerPoint File
  • Study Guide File
  • Girl, Interrupted Film Notes File
  • Chapter Discussion Agendas Folder
  • A Tribute to J.D. Salinger URL
  • Salinger Audio Page
  • Catcher in the Rye 'to be made into a Hollywood film' URL
  • Timeline Overview Page
  • Character Flashcards Page
  • Themes, Symbols, Motifs Page
  • Timeline, Caricature, Pschological Analysis Assignment
  • Quotes Forum
• Topic 3
  

  Topic 3

  The Odessa File: Modern Espionage Novel

  • Background History File
  • History for Book File
  • Debriefing Report Explanation (Ch. 1) File
  • Study Guide File
  • Character/Terms Guide File
  • Simon Wiesenthal's Museum of Tolerance Page

       

  • Search for Roschmann Answers File
  • Jeopardy Game Review File
• Topic 4
  

  Topic 4

  Brave New World: The Utopian Novel

  • Satire File
  • "Harrison Bergeron" PowerPoint File
  • Pre-reading Intro File
  • After Ch. 1 reading File
  • Ch. 2 File
  • Ch. 3 Notes File
  • Brave New World Text URL
  • Study Guide File
  • Character/Terms Guide File
  • Vocabulary File
  • What's on Quiz 1-7? File
  • Huxley and BNW Overview Page
  • Final--What Should I Know? File
  • Quotes File
  • More quotes File
  • Extra Credit Options Assignment
• Topic 5
  

  Topic 5

  Short Stories

  • Essential Questions File
  • "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
  • "Harrison Bergeron" Questions File
  • "Appointment With Love" by S.I. Kishor
  • "The Chaser" by John Collier
  • "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell
  • "A Jury of Her Peers" Questions File
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents "A Jury of Her Peers" Page
  • "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
  • "A Rose for Emily" Questions File
  • "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
  • "A Worn Path" Questions File
  • "Home Soil" by Irene Zabytko
  • "Home Soil" Questions File
• Topic 6
  

  Topic 6