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 | What makes you say that?
Yesterday we read The Lottery by 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:
Outline
Professional Publication
Exit Slip | Cyberjournal Submission After you Post the blog post, open the internet version of your Writing Portfolio. Click on Cyberjournal/Blog then on your newly published post. Send that URL link to Addie in a professional email with the subject line. 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? |
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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