For the final domain of your middle school Reading career, we will be using the texts Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang to examine issues related to culture and identity. By using these graphic novels, which address complex topics and themes, we will push your literary analysis skills and continue to move towards a more high-school-like classroom environment.
Domain Elements
Activities in this domain include, but are not limited to...
- Daily reading assignments
- Daily critical analysis tasks
- Whole-class and small-group discussions
- Weekly reading quizzes (3 in total)
- A final exam
- A final creative project
You will be able to choose the level of challenge you want for this domain (see group options below). Once you have chosen your group, you are expected to keep up with all assigned reading and class work tasks. I know it's spring. I know the end of the school year seems soon, but we have a lot to do! I will continue working hard for you until the very end and I expect each and every student to do the same. Take pride in your work and your learning and finish the year on a high note.
Domain Group Options
You will choose one of these three groups for the duration of this domain. Each group has a different level of challenge based on reading amount and class work assignments, but all of the groups will be critically analyzing texts and thinking deeply about complex ideas. Please think about your performance in Reading class so far this year and choose your group carefully. Use the links in the beginning of this post to explore each of the book options.
- AP Group
- Texts: Boxers and Saints (495 pages total)
- Reading Pace: about 24 pages per class period
- Class Work: most challenging and abstract--considering allegory and how colonization impacts cultures
- Honors Group
- Text: Boxers only (325 pages total)
- Reading Pace: about 15 pages per class period
- Class Work: moderately challenging and abstract--considering how promises affect identity and Chinese historical perspectives
- College Prep Group
- Text: Saints only (170 pages total)
- Reading Pace: about 8 pages per class period
- Class Work: challenging, but less abstract--considering how characters' decisions affect their outcomes and Christian historical perspectives
