Player Piano Syllabus

All dates are when you are responsible for the reading and vocabulary.

Tue, Feb 24 George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language

Thu, Feb 26 Siebel 0218—wiki project assigned and time to research

Fri, Feb 27 Siebel 0218—research time (5 annotated bibliographic entries due 3/6)


Mon, Mar 2 No School—parent/teacher conference

Tue, Mar 3 Chapters 1-3, vocab: patois (1), ennui (4), Rube Goldberg machine(5), éclat (19), patina (23)

Wed, Mar 4 Chapters 4-6, vocab: commensurate (34), Dubonnet (38), enervating (43), cretin (43), assuage (48) / 1984 projects due

Thu, Mar 5 Chapters 7-9, vocab: supernumerary (90)

Fri, Mar 6 Siebel 0218—research time / 5 annotations due


Mon, Mar 9 Chapters 10-12, vocab: soporific (106), potentates (115)

Tue, Mar 10 Chapters 13-16

Wed, Mar 11 Chapters 17-19

Thu, Mar 12 Chapters 20-22, vocab: lazaretto (224), De mortuis nil nisi bonum. (225)

Fri, Mar 13 no reading homework / work on 5 more annotations, due 3/20


Mon, Mar 16 Chapters 23-26

Tue, Mar 17 Chapters 27-30

Wed, Mar 18 Chapters 31-end

Thu, Mar 19 no reading homework / work on 5 more annotations, due tomorrow

Fri, Mar 20 Siebel 0218—research time / 5 annotations due