September 2018
Week 4:
It's Banned Books Week and we're reading Fahrenheit 451 (it's lit)!
It's Banned Books Week and we're reading Fahrenheit 451 (it's lit)!
Monday Sep 24
Tuesday Sep 25
Wednesday Sep 26
Thursday Sep 27
Friday Sep 28
- Quick quotes from the weekend reading
- Groups: Key Passage post (P3 & P6), discuss, and share
- class/HW: read to page 68 (end of Part One) for Thursday's class.
- Key Passage: "They crashed the front door and grabbed at a woman . . . 'Play the man, Master Ridley . . . shall never be put out'" (35-36). What happens in this scene? What's the woman alluding to? How does this moment become important to Montag as the story develops?
- According to Beatty, who originally began censoring this society? Why did they do so?
- Identify several other specific aspects of this society that are characteristic of a dystopia.
- Explain how Montag changes from the beginning to the end of Part One. Who/what events are the catalysts to his transformation?
Tuesday Sep 25
- "You don't have to ban books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
- Banned books: what, why, and why should we care?
Wednesday Sep 26
- Banned books prep
Thursday Sep 27
- Discuss Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander.
- Key passage practice (for quiz).
- Focus questions.
- Your questions?
- class/HW: read to bottom of page 91 for Monday's class: "The door opened and shut. Montag was in the dark street again, looking at the world."
Friday Sep 28
- "Quest" on Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander
- Catcher Essay common errors (and how to fix them)
- class/HW:
- read to bottom of page 91 for Monday's class: "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?
- Make note of any other questions you have through page 91.
- Schoology: review and practice with F451 vocab words and definitions. You'll get sentences and other practice activities next week. Quiz is (tentatively) next Friday.
- Banned Books presentations will begin on Tuesday (volunteers?)
- On Monday, you'll have 15-20 minutes to meet with your partner and finish your prep.
- read to bottom of page 91 for Monday's class: "The door opened and shut. Montag was in the dark street again, looking at the world."
Week 3: Dystopian Fiction: a Glimpse into the Future?
Monday Sep 17
Tuesday Sep 18
Wednesday Sep 19
Thursday Sep 20
Friday Sep 21
- (Nearpod) Dystopian fiction: "Dreams and Nightmares"
- class/HW: In StudySync, read Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" and complete the vocab and comprehension questions (do not do the writing or peer review)
Tuesday Sep 18
- Collect Catcher books
- Discuss Bradbury's "...Rains"
- Writing about theme: what's Bradbury's warning?
- class/HW: Complete constructed response and peer reviews on StudySync by Thursday, 11:59 pm
Wednesday Sep 19
- You don't have school! (But we do...)
Thursday Sep 20
- TPCASTT: how to unpuzzle a poem
- TPCASTT Sara Teasdale's "There Will Come Soft Rains"
- class/HW:
- (Schoology, in Kami) TPCASTT Shelley's "Ozymandias"
- (Schoology) read Neil Gaiman's introduction to Fahrenheit 451
Friday Sep 21
- Get your copy of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Record book number.
- Audiobook: Listen to the beginning of Fahrenheit
- class/HW: read to middle of page 32 ("But it was late, and the arrival of his train put a stop to his plan.") for Monday's class
Week 2: We need to talk about Holden Caulfield
Monday Sep 10
Tuesday Sep 11
Wednesday Sep 12
Picture Day!
Thursday Sep 13
Friday Sep 14
- Notebook Write: Does knowing about an author's life and background matter when it comes to understanding their work? Explain and, if you can, provide some examples.
- Watch: The Colbert in the Rye
- Schoology Webquest: In search of Salinger (tentative due Wednesday 11:59 pm)
Tuesday Sep 11
- Watch Edward Norton's analysis of Holden and the importance of Salinger's narrative style
- Character analysis: What observations does Holden make about himself? /vs./ What observations do others make about Holden? (you may include your own inferences)
- Are there discrepancies between how Holden views himself and how others see him? Explain in a healthy paragraph with claim/evidence/analysis structure.
- HW: Two Icebreaker replies due by tonight 11:59 pm
Wednesday Sep 12
Picture Day!
- Notebook Write: What conflicts exist between how Holden views himself and how others see him? Explain in a healthy constructed response paragraph with A-P-E structure. Cite at least two pieces of text evidence within your response.
- Is Holden still relevant? class/HW: In Schoology, read "Get a Life, Holden Caulfield" for Friday's class
- What's the author's argument and what ideas does she provide in support of it? Do you agree? Why or why not?
- Be prepared to explain your own reasoning in conjunction with citing the author's ideas.
- Salinger webquest due tonight, 11:59 pm
Thursday Sep 13
- Keystone Literature Benchmark
Friday Sep 14
- Sources in conversation: Is Holden still relevant?
- class/HW: see Schoology, "Is Holden Caulfield still relevant?" assignment
Week 1: Icebreaking and the summer assignment
Tuesday Sep 4
Wednesday Sep 5
Thursday Sep 6
Friday Sep 7
- Welcome. Now it's time to marshmallow.
- Turn in Catcher essays
- HW: Read through syllabus for tomorrow. Come prepared with any questions you have and to acknowledge your agreement with its policies if you have none.
Wednesday Sep 5
- Syllabus: any questions? And a couple points of emphasis for in-class and online.
- Schoology: Acknowledge your agreement with syllabus policies.
- Nearpod: MLA review
- Turnitin.com: setup and submit
- HW: Catcher published essay due submitted by Friday 8 am
Thursday Sep 6
- Catcher Discussion
- HW: Catcher essay final due submitted by tomorrow 8 am
Friday Sep 7