October 2018
Week 5: Literary analysis peer review and revise; dystopia and satire
Monday Oct 29
Tuesday Oct 30
Wednesday Oct 31
Thursday Nov 1
Friday Nov 2
- Full draft of literary analysis due
- rubric overview
- peer review
Tuesday Oct 30
- "The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal."
- What is equality? What's the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome?
- If you had to choose one of these as goals for our society, which would it be?
- Consider our country's history: what are some things the government has done to address inequalities in our society?
- What is equality? What's the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome?
- See Schoology linked texts folder: Read Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron"
- HW: complete Schoology: Kami: Vonnegut's satire in "Harrison Bergeron"
Wednesday Oct 31
- Review satire at work in "Harrison"
- Watch one director's reimagining: 2081
Thursday Nov 1
- StudySync: "A Modest Proposal"
Friday Nov 2
- Discuss satire in "A Modest Proposal" (see illustration)
- writing conferences / peer review / "A Modest Proposal" (due by Sunday night)
Week 4: Fahrenheit 451: Bradbury's message, thesis and theme
Monday Oct 22
Tuesday Oct 23 and Wednesday Oct 24
Thursday Oct 25
Friday Oct 26
- Novel Test: Fahrenheit 451
Tuesday Oct 23 and Wednesday Oct 24
- See Schoology: F451 literary analysis writing folder.
- The activities for these two days are to be completed during Tuesday and Wednesday's classes.
- Make sure you post your working thesis to the Padlet by Wednesday night.
Thursday Oct 25
- (I'm back: let's pick up the pieces) F451 lit analysis essay: continue drafting
Friday Oct 26
- Mini-lessons: thesis and theme
- Bring full draft to Monday's class for peer review
Week 3: Fahrenheit 451: allusions, endings, and warnings in the age of social media
Monday Oct 15
Tuesday Oct 16
Wednesday Oct 17
Thursday Oct 18
- How does Bradbury use allusions to make (and deepen) his ideas in the novel?
- Example: Flipgrid and the phoenix allusion
- (Groups of 3) Choose your allusion from the links in Schoology, research it, then collaborate to Flipgrid it
- HW: read "A Conversation with Ray Bradbury" (p. 180-190) in your book, and read "Why 'Fahrenheit 451' is the Book for Our Social Media Age" in Schoology. Come prepared to discuss Bradbury's and Bahrani's ideas on the book's messages and relevance (along with your own opinions on both).
Tuesday Oct 16
- (1st half) Flipgrid: watch, listen, and reconvene: what did you learn?
- Career speaker info and sign-ups
Wednesday Oct 17
- Flipgrid: view and vote
- Montag's transformation: lit analysis prep
Thursday Oct 18
- [bring book!] in-class lit analysis
- [bring book!] in-class lit analysis: Montag's transformation (your writing on this portion will be turned in at end of period)
- HW: Study Island on literary devices due by Sunday evening
Week 2: Banned Books and Fahrenheit 451
Monday Oct 8
Tuesday Oct 9
Wednesday Oct 10
Thursday Oct 11
Friday Oct 12
Study Island: literary devices will be pushed back (though you're welcome to complete it if you have the time)
- No school
Tuesday Oct 9
- Discuss Part 2: "The Sieve and the Sand"
- Finish presentations
Wednesday Oct 10
- Read and unpuzzle "Dover Beach"
- Finish presentations
- class/hw: finish reading Part 3: "Burning Bright" for Friday's class
Thursday Oct 11
- Finish reading Part 3 for tomorrow's class
- Some focus questions to guide your reading:
- Ok: what's up with the title to Part 3? (Revisit this question as you read through the chapter).
- At the very beginning, Beatty says to Montag: "Well . . . now you did it. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he's burnt his damn wings, he wonders why" (113). Look up the myth of Icarus and Daedalus (or recall it if you remember it). What's Beatty alluding to here with Montag?
- What other allusions do you notice in Part 3? (Revisit this question as you read through the chapter).
- How does the conflict between Beatty and Montag end?
- How does Montag end up injured?
- What happens with the car full of teenagers? What is Montag reminded of?
- What does Montag do at Mrs. Black's house?
- Where does Faber tell Montag to go? Why?
- How does Montag escape being hunted?
- What--and whom--does Montag find in the wilderness?
- Does the book end with hope or pessimism for the future? Explain.
- As you read, make note of a key passage you find interesting, confusing, strange, or revealing.
Friday Oct 12
- Small group Key Passage / Q&A discussion on Part 3: "Burning Bright"
Study Island: literary devices will be pushed back (though you're welcome to complete it if you have the time)
Week 1: Banned Books and Fahrenheit 451
Monday Oct 1
Tuesday Oct 2
Wednesday Oct 3
Thursday Oct 4
Friday Oct 5
- Banned Books: 15-20 minutes to finish prep (volunteers for tomorrow?). Review rubric if you haven't yet.
- Catcher essay common errors
- class/HW: F451: read through page 91 for tomorrow
- Schoology: see vocab practice posted in F451 vocab folder. Test on Friday.
- Study Island: Sentence Structure due by Saturday night.
Tuesday Oct 2
- Banned Books presentations begin
- post-it feedback
- Discuss Part Two through 91 for today: "The door opened and shut. Montag was in the dark street again, looking at the world."
- Be able to explain the significance of the title of Part Two (pay attention to Montag's flashback).
- Key Passage: "'I don't know. We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy'" (82) through "'The things you're looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine per cent of them is in a book'" (86)
- Be able to summarize Faber and Montag's conversation in this section. What are the "three things" missing from society as Faber explains them? Do any of Faber's critiques of his society parallel our own today?
- Look up the definition of a character foil. How does this literary device apply to any of the characters we've met so far?
- Your questions through page 91?
Wednesday Oct 3
- Banned Books presentations continue
- post-it
- class/HW: Finish reading Part Two for Tuesday's class (through page 110)
Thursday Oct 4
- Banned Books presentations continue
- post-it!
- Quizlet Live! vocab review
Friday Oct 5
- Fahrenheit 451 vocab quest
- Complete Study Island: Sentence Structure or finish reading Part Two of F451
- class/HW:
- Study Island: Sentence Structure due by Monday night
- Finish reading Part Two for Tuesday's class (through page 110)