 | Katie Tyserhttp://my.uen.org/101116katie@cityacademyslc.org |
| Messages This quarter we will begin looking at dystopias, starting with the George Orwell's novel 1984. Assignments
March 9-12 Wednesday Part III Assessment and essay Thursday Begin analysis of V for Vendetta Friday V for Vendetta analysis
March 1-6 Monday Work on chapter-by-chapter group teaching assignments (chapters 3-6) Wednesday Each group presents 20 minute lesson on assigned chapter Homework: read appendix and afterward for Thursday Vocab quiz #3 on Thursday Thursday Vocab quiz #3 Discuss appendix and afterward Friday 1984 Jeopardy Homework: Prepare for Wednesday’s assessment
February 22-26 Monday Symbolism essay due! Part II Quiz and essay Read to page 239 Part III: chapter 1 Take notes on each character Winston encounters in prison Wednesday Vocabulary Assignment due Discuss Part III: chapters 1 Symbolism poetry assignment Read chapter 2 Thursday Vocab quiz #2 Discuss chapter 2 Read Part III chapter 3 Friday Discuss chapter 3 Read chapter 4
February 17-19 Wednesday Work on paperweight symbolism chart in pairs Discsuss symbolism essay (due Monday) Hand out vocabulary list #2 (quiz next Thursday) Read the rest of Part II for tomorrow Thursday Work on Oligarchical Collectivism questions with a partner Fill in the last paperweight symbolism piece Friday Discuss Oligarchical Collectivism and end of Part II using illustrated handout February 8-12 Monday Prepare for Wednesday's assessment and essay Wednesday 1984 Part I Assessment Read to page 117 Thursday Read andt take notes on symbolism throughout the rest of the book on the following items: chocolate, coffee, the place where there is no darkness, the diary, paperweight, Newspeak, Shakespeare, prole prostitute, Katharine, the Golden Country Friday Check progress on symbolism notes and discuss Read to 166 for Wednesday and continue to take notes on symbolism Ch. 8/9 worksheet due next week Thursday February 1-5 Monday Read chapter 5-6 in class Wednesday Discuss significant quotations from chapters 1-6 hwk: read chapter 7 Thursday Write a 1-2 page response explaining what Winston means when he writes "if there is hope, it lies in the proles" (69) hwk: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz Friday Vocabulary quiz Discuss reading reponse Hwk: read chapter 8
January 24-29 Monday Discuss utopias/dystopias assignment Wednesday Read chapters 1-3 of 1984 Thursday Graded discussion on irony and characterization Friday Continue discussion on irony/characterization Continue reading book in cla January 19-22 Wednesday Go to the following website and do some preliminary research on privacy rights for Thursday's class
http://www.privacyinternational.org/ http://civilliberty.about.com/index.htm?once=true& http://www.rbs2.com/privacy.htm http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/05/ http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/safety/DATesting.asp
Assignment: Choose two of the sites to investigate more thoroughly, and bring 1/2 page of notes for each of those sites to refer to during tomorrow's discussion. Thursday Discuss privacy rights research and how it relates to 1984
Utopia/Dystopia assignment
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