Zeitoun
By Dave Eggers
10th Grade English: Dreams and Destinations
Essential Questions:
-How do natural disasters change a community?
-What makes someone an insider? What makes someone an outsider?
-How do American biographies (like Zeitoun’s) revise (or add to) American
history?
Overview:
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers is a true story about Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun, a
couple from New Orleans. They go through a unique struggle during Hurricane
Katrina after Abdulrahman is arrested while protecting his home from the
flooding. As we read this book, we will explore the essential questions above,
as well as discuss how this might link to some of our year-long essential
questions like “What does it mean to be American?” Throughout the unit, we
will continue to prepare for the MCAS and SAT through the regular coursework
and the final long composition-style assessment.
Homework Options:
For EACH section of reading you have 3 options:
1.) Create a web of 10-15 thoughts to track your ideas (this should include
at least 10 page numbers).
2.) Develop an open-response style question and answer it using details from
the chapter and quotes with page numbers (150-200 words).
3.) Create an outline of the chapter (with pages numbers). You should have
at least 10 parts to your outline.
Final Assessment/200 Points:
*MCAS-Style Long Composition Essay
*Length: 5 paragraphs
*Assessed according to the MCAS Long Composition Rubric
(60% Content/40% Conventions)
Zeitoun Calendar
January 17
January 18
January 19
Start Zeitoun!
Start Katrina
Movie
No School
HW: p. 3-19
(16 pages)
January 24
January 25
HW: p.20-34
(14 pages)
January 26
MCAS PREP
January 20
January 21
CW: Vocab
Quiz #9
HW: p.35-49
(14 pages)
& Study for
Vocabulary
Quiz #9
January 27
HW: p.50-68
(18 pages)
January 28
Start HW in
class!
HW: p.68-81
(13 pages)
HW: p. 85-104 HW: p. 105(19 pages)
122
(17 pages)
January 31
February 1
February 2
HW: Finish p.
123-146
(21 pages)
February 3
HW: p. 146162
(16 pages)
February 4
MCAS PREP
HW: p. 162176
(14 pages)
HW:p. 176191
(15 pages)
HW: p. 189202
(13 pages)
February 7
February 8
February 9
HW: p. 239256
(17 pages)
HW: p. 256273
(17 pages)
HW: p. 273290
(17 pages)
February 14
February 15
February 16
HW: p. 293325
(32 pages Due
Monday)
February 17
Vocab Quiz
#11
Essay Due @
3:40 pm
Seminar
HW: Work on
Essay
HW: Study for
Vocab Quiz
#11
HW: Essay
Writing
HW: p. 205224
(19 pages)
& Study for
Vocab Quiz
#10
February 10
No Late Work
Accepted
Vocab Quiz
#10
HW: p. 225239
(14 pages)
February 11
MCAS PREP
February 18
Black History
Month
Celebration