The House of the Scorpion
By Nancy Farmer
Reading Schedule
These are assignments for the “night of.”
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2/11: Ch. 2
2/12: Ch. 3
2/13: Ch. 4
2/14: Ch. 5
2/19: Ch. 6
2/20: Ch. 7
2/21: Ch. 8
2/22: Ch. 10
2/25: Ch. 11
2/26: Ch. 12
2/27: Ch. 13
2/28: Ch.14
3/1: Ch. 16
3/4: Ch. 18
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3/5: Ch. 19
3/6: Ch. 20
3/7: Ch. 21
3/8: Ch. 23
3/11: Ch. 24
3/12: Ch. 26
3/13: Ch. 27
3/14: Ch. 29
3/15: Ch. 30
3/18: Ch. 31
3/19: Ch. 32
3/20: Ch. 33
3/21: Ch. 35
3/22: Ch. 36
3/25: Ch. 38
Quiz and Test Schedule
• 2/19: Quiz on “Youth” and all related materials
covered during that portion of the novel.
• 3/1: Quiz on “Middle Age” and all related materials
covered during that portion of the novel.
• 3/13: Quiz on “Old Age” and “Age 14” and all related
materials covered during that portion of the novel.
• 3/27: Test on the entire novel and all materials
covered during the unit.
Science Fiction
a.k.a. Speculative Fiction
Science Fiction (often called sci-fi) is a popular
genre of fiction in which the narrative world
differs from our own present or historical
reality in at least one significant way. This
difference may be technological, physical,
historical, etc., but not magical (see Fantasy).
-Project Gutenberg
Themes
• Themes are the big (or universal) ideas an
author is writing about in a work of literature.
– Here are four themes from The House of the
Scorpion (HOTS):
• The value of life
• The importance of developing self-identity
• The relationship between religion and science
• The impact of friendship
Long Term Assignment
Quote Notes
• For each chapter you will need to produce Quote
Notes.
• This involves creating a double-entry journal where
you write a quotation on the left, and explain its
significance on the right.
• These should be written on binder paper, and stapled
neatly. You will turn them in on 3/26.
• Each chapter requires you to produce two Quote
Notes.
– One on a theme
– One on a literary device
• Literary devices could be (but are not limited to) metaphors, similes,
imagery, personification, irony and alliteration.
Long Term Assignment
Plot Chart
• Keep a detailed plot
chart of the events in
the novel using the
handout given to you
in class.
Rising Action
• Due on 3/27
Exposition
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution