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World Literature Independent Reading Project Quarter 1 2009-2010 Note: In order for your book to qualify it must be by an author from a country other than the United States or the United Kingdom OR the primary setting must be outside of the United States or the United Kingdom.


 * Title: Around the World in Eighty Days
 * Author: Jules Vernes
 * Author’s Nationality: England
 * Setting (only list the primary settings): Around the world
 * Total Pages: 242
 * Original Publication Date: 1829
 * If your book is translated, who is the translator? If not translated write “NA” NA
 * Do you currently have a physical copy of the book? yes
 * If you do not have a physical copy, how soon can you get one? (Write “NA” if you have a copy.) NA

1. If you don’t already, obtain a physical copy of the book and bring it to class when instructed. 2. Become an expert on your book by the end of the first quarter. The quarter ends on October 15th, so you have about seven weeks to complete the book. Keep in mind that you will be reading this book in addition to assigned readings for class, so when the homework load is light read your book. This is also the book you should use for KIS Reads. 3. Read actively by taking notes in the book (use Post-its if it’s on loan), and make sure you understand the main conflicts, how the characters develop, and any major themes. 4. At the end of each weak, write a 100-200 word reflection about your reading. Use your notes or post-its for ideas. 5. Your book will be the basis of a writing project at the conclusion of the first quarter, so keep track of the book.
 * Directions:**

How many pages do you need to read per week to be completed by 15 October, 2009? Week 1: 31 August - 4 September: 1-35 Week 2: 7-11 September: 35-70 Week 3: 14-18 September: 70-105 Week 4: 21-25 September: 105-140 Week 5: 28 September - 2 October: 140-175 Week 6: 5-9 October: 175-210 Week 7: 12-15 October: 210-245 You must be completed with your book by Thursday, 15 October, 2009.
 * Once your selection has been approved, fill out the following:**

How is your World Lit. reading going? Are you keeping up with your reading plan? What do you think about your book so far? What are the main conflicts? Are there any particularly interesting characters? Why? Have you noticed any major themes developing? Do you see any connections between your World Lit book and anything else you have read recently?

I think I am liking the book but I am not certainly positive because I haven't been able to keep up with my original reading plan. So far, I want to know more and more about the main character Phileas Fogg, and what he is really thinking inside, and what made him such an interesting person. Also, I am very interested in how the relationship between Passepartout and his master will progress from this point of view because according to my interpretation of the reading, I think that Passepartout would make a big difference in Fogg's life. I haven't reached the point where they go around the world in eighty days, but just the part where Fogg was saying that he could go around in eighty days. I haven't noticed any major themes developing except for the fact that the new life with the new servant will be very interesting and unpredictable. I cannot think of something I recently read that would relate to the book that I'm currently reading right now.

**Podcast Outline**

Intro. I read "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne, a British writer. Phileas Fogg, the main character, is a very mathematical man who is never early, late, wrong, or troubled by any problems. He is a very difficult man to understand. Due to Mr. Fogg's "perfect" way of living, he seems to have trouble with his former manservant and welcomes a new one, Passepartout. The young and adventurous servant ends up in a situation where he is leaving for a trip around the world with his new master the day he is hired. Unconsciously chased by a misunderstood detective, Mr. Fogg and Passepartout faces numerous of interesting adventures starting from buying an elephant for their transportation to rescuing the Indian Princess from a funeral pyre. Through these adventures, both of them learn various of priceless feelings towards each other as well as to other people, which is the only thing they earned from this incredible journey.

Body. ( Compare & Contrast) Compare and Contrasting with "Romeo and Juliet" Similarities : - In some, there are overly dramatic scenes. - A person who knows everything, whether it is entirely correct or not ( Passepartout & Nurse, Friar Lawrence) - Couldn't guess how the story would end like

Differences : - While Romeo and Juliet is an unpredictable story and an tragedy, AWiED (Around the World in Eighty Days) is a very systematic and well calculated story - the characters are very opposite ( Romeo & Juliet = controlled very easily by their feelings / Mr. Fogg & the Princess = very careful and reserved to themselves / do not express their love easily as Romeo & Juliet) - plot : - R&J : only happens inside of Verona while AWiED happens around the whole globe - while RJ ends very mournfully, AWiED has a very cheerful ending where every protagonist ends up in a satisfying situation for themselves.

I recommend for people to read this book. First of all, it is a very world-wide known classic story which all well- educated people should know as basics. Secondly, throughout this book, the expressed emotions of the characters are so strong that the readers are able to actually imagine realistically how the characters would actually feel like. Also, through the adventures that the people in the story experience, there are many lessons that the book delivers to the readers starting from being a person with absolute responsibility for himself to having unbounded love for other people, regardless if it is for one's benefit or not. The book teaches people caring for others, love, and how to act altruistically. Reading just the title, one might feel that it would be some documentary about the world, but he would be able to find out that this book is a hear-warming story that would make one travel around the world just as Mr. Fogg did. This book is a wonderful choice if you're looking for a book to read for it is an easy-flow story that contains magic in itself that makes the reader incapable of letting go of the book once he started reading it.

Conclusion.

Script I read "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne, a British writer. Phileas Fogg, the main character, is a very mathematical man who is never early, late, wrong, or troubled by any problems. He is a very difficult man to understand. Due to Mr. Fogg's "perfect" way of living, he seems to have trouble with his former manservant and welcomes a new one, Passepartout. The young and adventurous servant ends up in a situation where he is leaving for a trip around the world with his new master the day he is hired. Unconsciously chased by a misunderstood detective, Mr. Fogg and Passepartout faces numerous of interesting adventures starting from buying an elephant for their transportation to rescuing the Indian Princess from a funeral pyre. Through these adventures, both of them learn various of priceless feelings towards each other as well as to other people, which is the only thing they earned from this incredible journey.

As you all know, in Romeo and Juliet, there are many overly dramatic scenes when it is so obvious that this story was intended to be made as a fiction, such as Mercutio and Tybalt killing themselves during a street fight or Juliet waking up right after Romeo kills himself. Also in ARWIED, there are such fictional scenes like meeting an Indian tribe sacrificing a princess or completing the trip by 5 minutes later than the bet was made. Not only the advanced plots were similar but also some of the characters, when being analyzed, were corresponding. In both stories, there are characters who know how people are feeling towards other people, whether its their intentions to know or not, such as Friar Lawrence, the Nurse, and Passepartout, the manservant. Also, the ending for both of the stories were unpredictable, which also shows the wild plot flow t

However, there were much more differences than there were similarities. While Romeo and Juliet has very unpredictable characteristics, AWIED is a very systematic and calculated story. It is very interesting to see how well Mr. Fogg is at calculating his time and handling his situation from that point. Also, not only does the story itself have different characteristics, but the main characters also. Romeo and Juliet are very earnest lovers, giving up their lives for each other, in other words very easily controlled by their feelings. On the other side, Mr. Fogg and his lover the Indian Princess are so well reserved to themselves that no one would know if they even had any feelings for each other. Comparing these two books geographically, the story of Romeo and Juliet occurs only in the city of Verona, but Around the World in Eighty Days has the whole globe for its setting. Last but not least, Shakespeare’s book appears to end very mournfully while Vernes’ book is closed with a big, happy smile.

I recommend for people to read this book. First of all, it is a very world-wide known classic story which all well- educated people should know as basics. Secondly, throughout this book, the expressed emotions of the characters are so strong that the readers are able to actually imagine realistically how the characters would actually feel like. Also, through the adventures that the people in the story experience, there are many lessons that the book delivers to the readers starting from being a person with absolute responsibility for himself to having unbounded love for other people, regardless if it is for one's benefit or not. The book teaches people caring for others, love, and how to act altruistically. Reading just the title, one might feel that it would be some documentary about the world, but he would be able to find out that this book is a hear-warming story that would make one travel around the world just as Mr. Fogg did. This book is a wonderful choice if you're looking for a book to read for it is an easy-flow story that contains magic in itself that makes the reader incapable of letting go of the book once he started reading it.