Unit 1Ties That Bind: Latin American Literature
8 lessons8 Weeks
Ties That Bind: Latin American Literature
 Week 1
Lesson 1
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Part 1)
- Introduction to One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 2
Lesson 2
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 3
Lesson 3
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 4
Lesson 4
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
 Week 5
Lesson 5
The House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende (Part 1)
- Introduction to The House of Spirits
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 6
Lesson 6
The House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 7
Lesson 7
The House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 8
Lesson 8
The House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
- Unit wrap up, including analysis and discussion of overlapping and differentiating themes in One Hundred Years of Solitude and The House of Spirits, with focus on family and community in Latin American literature, as well as overarching features of Latin American literature such as magical realism
- Project/Essay assignment for unit posted in the following days
Unit 2Growing Up an Immigrant: American Literature
8 lessons8 Weeks
Growing Up an Immigrant: American Literature
 Week 9
Lesson 9
My Antonia by Willa Cather (Part 1)
- Introduction to My Antonia
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 10
Lesson 10
My Antonia by Willa Cather (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 11
Lesson 11
My Antonia by Willa Cather (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 12
Lesson 12
My Antonia by Willa Cather (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
 Week 13
Lesson 13
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Part 1)
- Introduction to Joy Luck Club
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 14
Lesson 14
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 15
Lesson 15
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 16
Lesson 16
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
- Unit wrap up, including analysis and discussion of overlapping and differentiating themes in My Antonia and Joy Luck Club, with focus on the immigrant experience in the United States throughout the centuries, as well as tropes of coming-of-age novels
- Project/Essay assignment for unit posted in the following days
Unit 3Dark Futures: Dystopian Literature
8 lessons8 Weeks
Dark Futures: Dystopian Literature
 Week 17
Lesson 17
Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Part 1)
- Introduction to Handmaid’s Tale and dystopian literature
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 18
Lesson 18
Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 19
Lesson 19
Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 20
Lesson 20
Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
 Week 21
Lesson 21
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Part 1)
- Introduction to Fahrenheit 451
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 22
Lesson 22
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 23
Lesson 23
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 24
Lesson 24
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
- Unit wrap up, including analysis and discussion of overlapping and differentiating themes in Handmaid's Tale and Fahrenheit 451, with focus on the tropes of dystopian literature
- Project/Essay assignment for unit posted in the following days
Unit 4Suffering & Survival: Literature of Trauma
8 lessons8 Weeks
Suffering & Survival: Literature of Trauma
 Week 25
Lesson 25
Night by Elie Wiesel (Part 1)
- Introduction to Night
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 26
Lesson 26
Night by Elie Wiesel (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 27
Lesson 27
Night by Elie Wiesel (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 28
Lesson 28
Night by Elie Wiesel (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
 Week 29
Lesson 29
Beloved by Toni Morrison (Part 1)
- Introduction to Beloved
- Discussion on the first part of the novel
 Week 30
Lesson 30
Beloved by Toni Morrison (Part 2)
- Discussion on the second part of the novel
 Week 31
Lesson 31
Beloved by Toni Morrison (Part 3)
- Discussion on the third part of the novel
 Week 32
Lesson 32
Beloved by Toni Morrison (Part 4)
- Discussion on the final part of the novel
- Discussion of overall themes and key takeaways
- Unit wrap up, including analysis and discussion of overlapping and differentiating themes in Night and Beloved, with focus on suffering, overcoming trauma, and the resilience of the human spirit
- Project/Essay assignment for unit posted in the following days