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Assignment Sheet Weeks 12-13 1000-1200 words Due Wednesday, April 22nd.
 * Global Voices **
 * Monday 4/6 **
 * Review family chart & characters.
 * HW- ** Read **//GraceLand//** chps 13-14, pp.127-153 and write a **nicenet** entry about “Actor”
 * Tuesday 4/7 **
 * Discuss GraceLand essay topics
 * Seminar discussion about “Actor”
 * HW ** - Read **//GraceLand//** chps 15-16, pp.154-182 & mark your text for essay topics.
 * Wednesday 4/8 **
 * small group discussions on essay topics.
 * HW ** - Read **//GraceLand//** chps 17-20, pp.183-219
 * Thursday 4/9 **
 * Discussion
 * HW- ** Read **//GraceLand//** chps 21-25, pp. 223-273 & keep marking examples for your essay.
 * Monday 4/13 **
 * Present final project assignment
 * Read NYT article & discuss organ trade/sales
 * HW- ** Read **//GraceLand//** chps 26-28, pp.274-298
 * Tuesday 4/14 **
 * Essay work period.
 * HW ** - Finish **//GraceLand//** . Craft a thesis statement and write an outline for your essay topic.
 * Wednesday 4/15 **
 * **// Graceland //** final discussion
 * HW ** - Start essay.
 * Thursday 4/16-  Junior Retreat **
 * Outline check
 * Work period on essay (seniors form final project groups & choose topic)
 * HW ** - Continue essay. Complete two page draft for Monday. Bring it to class.
 * // GraceLand //** essay topics-
 * **The moral journey**- Explain Elvis’ moral journey in the novel. What establishes his moral coming of age? Does he have a moral code? How do his two mentors vie for his soul? Is Elvis ultimately lost or redeemed and is it the result of his own actions?
 * **The role of stories**- Consider the many ways stories are told, shared, and perhaps consumed in **//GraceLand//**. The novel includes sections on movies, pulp fiction, letters and family stories (secrets). Do characters use them or get used by them?
 * **Western/American artifacts**- This novel contains more references to western/American culture than any other we’ve read. How do they appear to influence Elvis? Does he adapt them freely to his needs as suggested by Anthony Appiah? Or, do trappings of western culture dominate and homogenize the Igbo culture? Significantly, is Elvis’ name & early occupation portrayed as a form of colonization?