Do Now | Elements of Dystopian Literature
Finish yesterday's responses to the videos. Model Citizen
Discussion | Circle Up! What are the dystopian elements of society within the films? Dystopian Society | Research Ideas Complete the chart below. We will complete the first element together to demonstrate an example.
Friday | Since we didn't get to finish our cyberjournals and writer's conferences on Thursday, we will continue today. Please be prepare your space with the following—chromebook, Unveiling Stories thinking routine, headphones When Addie calls you up to conference please be prepared to share with her the following cyberjournals: There Will Come Soft Rains, Harrison Bergeron, All Summer in a Day, Amaryllis and The Lottery Do Now | What makes you say that?
Yesterday we read The Lottery, Shirley Jackson in which individuals in the small town did not question the lottery that resulted in the stoning death of one of their own. To review, we will respond and record the following prompt:
Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal Today you will write your second cyberjournal for Dystopian Literature. Open your Writing Portfolio in weebly.com. Create a new blog post that incorporates responses to the following prompts:
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Do Now | Circle Up Discussion
What do it mean to be an individual? What are the benefits of being an individual? What are the benefits of fitting into a group as a whole? Analysis | The Lottery, Shirley Jackson Unveiling Stories
Exit Slip | What was the point of the lottery in your opinion? Do Now | Rename the short story
Amaryllis is obviously the name of the short story, but really only tells us the name of the boat. Rename the short story to identify one of the themes of survival. Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal Today you will write your fourth cyberjournal for Dystopian Literature. Open your Étude Portfolio. Create a new blog post that incorporates responses to the following prompts:
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Do Now | We are halfway through our first unit, based on what we have read and discussed so far, what seems to be the main point or objective of dystopian literature? What seems to be its purpose?
Analysis | Amaryllis, Carrie Vaughn We will read the first half of the story aloud as a group. Circle Up: What are the elements of dystopian literature that you recognize in the story so far? What is some evidence of these elements? We will finish the story aloud as a group. Parking Lot: What does survival mean? What are the different ways we survive? Thinking Routine | System, Think, Feel, Care
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Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal Open your Writing Portfolio in Google Sites. Create a new blog post that incorporates responses to the following prompts:
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**Conferences with Addie Do Now | Circle Up!
Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal Today you will write your second cyberjournal for Dystopian Literature. Open your Writing Portfolio in Google Sites. Create a new blog post that incorporates responses to the following prompts:
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éPortfolio Submission FormCourse DescriptionThis course investigates stories of Totalitarian and post-apocalyptic societies in order to better understand topics relevant in our current society. We will read one dystopian novel as a group and then each student will select a second dystopian novel to analyze individually. We will break down the five characteristics of dystopian literature and research how those characteristics might already be happening in the world around us—government control, environmental destruction, technological control, survival, and loss of individualism.
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