The+Curious+Incident+of+the+Dog+in+the+Night-Time

Quizzes over Reading and other Materials


 * __Objectives:__**
 * 1) Read and discuss contemporary fiction
 * 2) Comment on human reactions to change
 * 3) Characterize Asperger's Syndrome
 * 4) Investigate perception
 * 5) Discuss cognition
 * 6) Evaluate relationships between author, narrator, characters, and reader
 * 7) Follow implied action
 * 8) Analyze style and its function
 * 9) Evaluate social conventions


 * __Specific Objectives:__**
 * 1) Analyze Haddon's use of images
 * 2) Discuss the role of mathematics in the novel
 * 3) Approach Christopher as both a character and a person with Asperger's
 * 4) Reevaluate one's own assumptions about cognition
 * 5) Account for how the novel's style characterizes Christoper
 * 6) List the different types of text and their respective functions


 * __Vocabulary for Curious Incident: __**


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Jumper
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Spastic
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Truncheon
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Knickers
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Dementia
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Aneurysm
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Embolism
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Stimulus
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Presume
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Adverts
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Carriage
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Invigilator
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Singularity
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Boot
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Digression