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English

Modern World Literature

Our English study is being read in companion with our focus on Modern World History. The following books were chosen for their merit as 20th century literature as well as for enjoyment and/or great discussion themes.

20th Century Literature
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
1984 by George Orwell
Stories by Edgar Allen Poe
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Instructions

Read and complete all assignments. Written work is due upon completion of each book.

Semester 1
Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Aug 30-Sept 4	~	Lord Jim ch. 1-4	Perrines Poetry, ch. 1	1984	The Taming of the Shrew Induction, Scene I
7-11	~	ch. 5-8	Perrines Poetry, ch. 2	1984	Induction, Scene II
14-18	~	ch. 9-12	Perrines Poetry, ch. 3	1984	Act 1, Scene I
21-25	Happy 16th Birthday	ch. 13-16	Perrines Poetry, ch. 4	1984	Act 1, Scene II
28-Oct 2	Perrines Short Story, ch. 1	ch. 17-20	Perrines Poetry, ch. 5	1984	Act 2, Scene I
Oct 5-9	Perrines Short Story, ch. 2	ch. 21-24	Perrines Poetry, ch. 6	1984	Act 3, Scene I
12-16	Perrines Short Story, ch. 3	ch. 25-28	Perrines Poetry, ch. 7	1984	Act 3, Scene II
19-23	Perrines Short Story, ch. 4	ch. 29-31	Perrines Poetry, ch. 8	1984	Act 4, Scene I
26-30	Perrines Short Story, ch. 5	ch. 32-35	Perrines Poetry, ch. 9	1984	Act 4, Scene II
Nov 2-6	Perrines Short Story, ch. 6	ch. 36-39	Perrines Poetry, ch. 10	1984	Act 4, Scene III
9-13	Perrines Short Story, ch. 7	ch. 40-43	Perrines Poetry, ch. 11	1984	Act 4, Scene IV
16-20	Perrines Short Story, ch. 8	ch. 44-45	Perrines Poetry, ch. 12	1984	Act 4, Scene V
Semester Break

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