Contemporary+Lit.

=**Welcome to Contemporary Literature** =



===This is a one-semester, elective course for seniors who need to fulfill an English requirement. You will read and explore current fiction and non-fiction texts -- written, oral, and visual -- designed to both expand your appreciation of effective storytelling and to become more alert and sensitive to some of the key issues in today's American culture, such as: creating a meaningful life; understanding the dynamics of power, wealth, and race; and exploring the challenges faced by those who are "other-abled." ===

=DAILY ASSIGNMENTS AND HOMEWORK=

(updated weekly)
=Course Description=

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=Memoir and Biography Unit=

Extraordinary humans and Everyday Heroes (link):
==http://hutchinson-page.wikispaces.com/Extraordinary+Humans==

=Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder=

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=Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White, by Lila Quintero Weaver= = =

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=The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon=