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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Packet
Name: _________________________

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Reading/Presentation Schedule
Directions: You will be assigned reading each night. For each date of reading, there will be 2-3 student presenters whose responsibility it is to know their assigned reading extremely well. As a presenter, you will be responsible for leading the discussion for your section for 10 minutes. (That does not mean you are talking for 10 minutes, but that you are asking questions and guiding discussion of major scenes with you classmates for that length. Your presentations are worth 100 project points.)
Date
__3/24___ Introduction to the book / Notes
__3/03___ Reading #1 p. 1-21 _______________ _______________
__3/05___ Reading #2 p. 22-49 _______________ _______________
__3/07___ Reading #3 p. 50-73 _______________ _______________ _______________
__3/10___ Reading #4 p. 74-96 _______________ _______________ _______________
__3/12___ Reading #5 p. 96-122 _______________ _______________
__3/14___ Pop-Culture Assignment Due
__3/14___ Reading #6 p. 122-145 _______________ _______________
__3/17___ Reading #7 p. 146-170 _______________ _______________
__3/19___ Reading #8 p. 170-182 _______________
__3/21___ Reading #9 p. 183-197 _______________
__3/24___ Reading #10 p. 198-213 _______________
__3/24___ Journal Assignment Due + Reading Questions Due
__3/26___ Socratic Seminar / Socratic Seminar Questions Due
__4/02___ First Draft Due / Peer Editing
__4/09___ Final Draft Due
** Note: you should be completed with the reading by the date listed in the left column.
Journal Assignment
Worth: 200 project points
Due Date: 3/24/14
Directions: You will be given time at the beginning of each class dedicated to reading or discussing the novel to complete a journal entry. You should be completing the journal entry that corresponds with the number of the reading you completed the night before. Each entry or answer should be lengthy – 3

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