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Name: Class: READING Native Son By Richard Wright Reading Calendar 2013 Due Day 1 Due Day 2 Due Day 3 Week of March 18 Page 3-29 Week of March 25 Page 29-58 Page 58-80 Week of April 1 Easter Break Easter Break: Finish Book 1: 80-93 Begin Book 2: 97--150 Suggested Reading: ~ 8 pages a day Week of April 8 Page 80-150 Page 150-171 Page 171-191 Week of April 15 Page 191-205 Page 205-230 Page 230-250 Week of April 22 Page 250-270 Page 273-285 Page 285-303 Week of April 29 Finish Sections of Book 3 in Groups; Native Son Test Reading Guide : Think about Wright’s philosophy for this book, as we discussed on Day 1 the week of March 26. WHENEVER you see ANYTHING REMOTELY RELATED TO WRIGHT’S PHILOSOPHY, annotate it!!! o ALWAYS pay attention to Bigger’s and other characters’ feelings of: o Fear o Shame o Hate o Pay attention to the outlets to which marginalized communities turn when they are locked into their circumstances or locked out of others:

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Name: Class:READING

Native SonBy Richard Wright

Reading Calendar 2013

Due Day 1 Due Day 2 Due Day 3

Week of March 18

Page 3-29

Week of March 25

Page 29-58 Page 58-80

Week of April 1

Easter Break

Easter Break: Finish Book 1: 80-93Begin Book 2: 97--150

Suggested Reading: ~ 8 pages a day

Week of April 8

Page 80-150 Page 150-171 Page 171-191

Week of April 15

Page 191-205 Page 205-230 Page 230-250

Week of April 22

Page 250-270 Page 273-285 Page 285-303

Week of April 29

Finish Sections of Book 3 in Groups; Native Son Test

Reading Guide: Think about Wright’s philosophy for this book, as we discussed on Day 1 the week of March 26. WHENEVER you see ANYTHING REMOTELY RELATED TO WRIGHT’S PHILOSOPHY, annotate it!!!o ALWAYS pay attention to Bigger’s and other characters’ feelings of:

o Fearo Shameo Hate

o Pay attention to the outlets to which marginalized communities turn when they are locked into their circumstances or locked out of others:

o Drugs/Alcoholo Sexo Religiono Violence

o Pay attention to any lines that hint at the white caste ideology—Who’s locked in? Who’s locked out? What happens if/when characters imagine themselves disrupting this white caste ideology?

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o Pay attention to the way characters react to Bigger throughout the book—who is trying to be kind to him? Who is trying to hurt him or bring him down?