Beloved Unit Plan-Reading Schedule:
Week 1:
Mon: Slave Religions; IC: Pre-Reading Activities: “School is Cancelled: Snow Day”. HWK: “House” Activity, Read Beloved
Tues: IC: Discuss Pre-Reading Activities: “House”, Research Slave Religions. HWK: Read Foreword and Beloved
Wed: In Class: Discuss Slave Religions. HWK: Read Beloved
Th: Read Foreword and pages 10-100/307 of Book 1 Beloved(End at “Denver.Real Pretty”), complete Discussion Questions; IC: Discuss beginning of novel. HWK: Read Beloved
Fri: Read Beloved; IC: Discuss, Work on Discussion Questions, Book 1 Through Images Activity
Week 2:
Mon: Finish Book 1 Beloved and complete discussion questions. IC: Gallery Walk, Begin Close Reading Activity 3 (Due Tues). HWK: Read Beloved, Activity 3
Tues: Begin Reading Book 2; IC: Close Reading: Subjectivity and Representation in Beloved. HWK: Read Beloved
Wed: Continue Reading Book 2, complete discussion questions; IC: Discuss Book 1. HWK: Read Beloved
Thur: Book 2 and Discussion Questions Due, IC: Complete Activity for ch. 2. HWK: Read Beloved
Fri: Start Reading Book 3, IC: Discuss Book 2. HWK: Read Beloved
Week 3:
Mon: Read Book 3, do Discussion Questions; IC: Discuss Book 2. HWK: Read Beloved
Tue: Finish Novel and Discussion Questions, IC: Discuss Book 3. HWK:Ch 3 Activity: Prepare to Lead Discussion Activity 3
Wed: IC: Student Led Discussions, Discuss Book 3
Thur: Work On Essay
Fri: Peer Critique, Work On Essay

Due Date / Reading Due / Pgs / Assignments Due / In Class Activities/Other
Week 1-
Mon / “Slave Religions” / 1 / Pre-Reading “Snow Day”
HWK:“House” Activity, Read Beloved
Tues / “Snow Day”, Beloved / 1+ / House Paragraph / Discuss Snow Day, Perspectives, Voodoo
Wed / Read Foreword Beloved / 4 / Discuss Foreword and opening scene, Read
Thu / Read Foreword, Beloved / 100 / Discussion Questions / Discuss beginning of novel, Discussion Questions
Fri / Beloved / Discuss, Work On Discussion Questions,
Book 1 Through Images Activity
W2-Mon / Beloved Book 1 / 84 / Discussion Questions, Book 1 Through Images / Gallery Walk, Discuss Book 1
Tue / Beloved / Activity 3-Close Reading: Subjectivity and Representation in Beloved / Activity 3-Close Reading: Subjectivity and Representation in Beloved
Wed / Beloved / Discuss Book 1
Thu / Beloved Book 2 / 74 / Discussion Questions Book 2 / Book 2 Activity in Groups
Fri / Beloved / Book 2 Activity / Groups Present, Discuss Book 2
W3-Mon / Beloved / Discuss Book 2
Tue / Beloved Book 3 / 42 / Discussion Questions / Discuss Book 3
Wed / Prepare for student-led discussion / Student-led discussions, Final Essay Prompts
Thu / Work On Essays
Fri / Rough Draft Due / Peer Critique
Mon / Read/Research Romantic Period and Poetry, Poems of Blake and Burns / Final Beloved Essay Due