1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest By Ken Kesey Unit Overview, Fall 2015

2. Sanity Freedom Power

3. Written by Ken Kesey in 1959 Published in 1962 by Viking Press International Bestseller Adapted into a Broadway play in 1963 Adapted into a film in 1975 starring Jack Nicholson – won 5 Academy Awards Frequently Banned and/or Challenged Background

4. Set in a psychiatric hospital in Oregon – 1950s Ken Kesey worked in a psychiatric hospital Deinstitutionalization in the 1960s Written and set in the 1950s Conformity Cold War 2 nd Red Scare (1950-1956) Senator Joseph McCarthy - McCarthyism

5. Academic Expectations Novel should be brought to class each day. Reading Journal is a requirement. Reading should be done for homework each night. Annotate in reading journals each night (for Ruff Bucks at reading checkpoints). Quizzes will be given at reading checkpoints (can use notes, no book). Any words you do not know should be listed in journals with definitions (for Ruff Bucks). Vocab should be listed daily. Any/All Vocabulary from the book can be included on quizzes.

6. Tentative Reading Schedule October 26Up to Page 90 October 30Up to Page 145 November 4Up to Page 201 November 9Up to Page 258 November 13Up to Page 310

7. Things to think about as you are reading… The historical background – How is the social and political climate of the 1950s reflected in the novel? Ken Kesey – Is this just a story about mental institutions in the 1950s? What can you say about the author’s purpose? Literary Devices – Make sure you a practicing close reading every night. Watch and make note of possible metaphors, symbolism, allusions, or other literary devices. Creative Project – Think about your creative project. Make notes about specific scenes/quotes/concepts that you could incorporate into your assignment.

8. Creative Project Choose a Character, Create a Collage. Write a one-page description of your work clearly describing the connection between your character and at least one of the unit concepts. Description should show how you took other literary elements into account (such as theme, symbolism, setting, tone, etc.). View the projects in person or virtually (turnitin.com) and make thoughtful comments on at least two collages (other than your own). You will be given two class periods to work. Projects will be displayed in the modular. See rubric for details.

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19. Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954