The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

English 10-HONORS

Ms. Touchette, Ms. Wizeman

September 2009

READING AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE FOR

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

by Mark Haddon

Read and take active reading notes / Date Due / Quiz or creative evaluation on reading assignment? / Writing Assignment or Special Project / Writing Assignment or Project due date / Notes
“How It Feels to Be Autistic” / 9-29 / No / Discussion
MTV’s True Life
1-31 / 9-30
(BLOCK) / Yes / Film, Complete questions / 10-10
What’s in Your Backpack? Writing
32-74 / 10-2 / Yes / Introduce archetypes,
74-88 / 10-5 / Yes / Archetype Game
88-102 / 10-8 / Yes / “I Found My Son at the Zoo”
102-124 / 10-9 / Yes / Discussion
125-140 / 10-12 / Yes / Character profiles
140-158 / 10-13 / Yes / Point of View Writing “Mother’s Letter”
158-165 / 10-14
(BLOCK) / Yes / Discussion
165-177 / 10-16 / Yes / Writing piece (in class)
177-end / 10-19 / Yes / Project contract introduced
-- / 10-20 / Yes / Contract due / Project due 10-27

The Learner Will

Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary in Lesson 12 by successfully completing a vocabulary test

Begin exploration of the essential questions for THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

English 10-H Questions for the Unit

·  To what extent is Christopher an archetypal hero? a hero of any kind?

·  To what extent does Christopher possess talents which help him to cope? to succeed?

·  How does Christopher utilize his greatest gifts on his journey to London? How does he cope with situations that disturb him along the way?

·  To what extent is this novel tragic?

·  To what extent does “normal” society allow/not allow one to speak the truth?

·  To what extent is Christopher freed from societal expectations because of his disability?

·  To what extent have your views on autism changed since reading this novel and studying this unit?

·  To what extent does TCIOTDITNT follow the classic journey tale format?

·  What does Christopher learn from his encounters along the way? What do others learn by interacting with him?

·  Does any character undergo a major change in the novel?

·  Discuss the symbolism in Christopher’s encounters with the world in Swindon and beyond.

·  Explore the relationship that C. has with his father…How is it traditional and how is it nontraditional?

·  What advice would you give a parent whose child has just been diagnosed with autism?

·  If you were (or are) autistic, what advice would you give the people with whom you interact on a daily basis? (perhaps a list of guidelines on what to do and what not to do)

·  To what extent is this literary work a “coming of age” novel?