Day 16

Objective:  The students will read their second short story.

1.  WP #6

2.  Turn in "The Pedestrian" close reading, questions and romantic writing.

3.  Question:  How does "The Pedestrian" answer the question:  How much of people's lives do they actually control?

4.  Close Read "Long Way Home." 

 

WP Activity:  The Pedestrian Activity

 

     Ray Bradbury suggests in his story, The Pedestrian, that television can be used to control society.  Many people feel that the stories theme is not applicable to society today.  People are used to many different forms of entertainment and technology.  Today people have computers cell phones and video games that distract more then television, so they can’t be distracted very easily.

1.                        2.                3.                     4.                    5.             6.

 

Day 15

Objective:  The students will do a bit of creative writing.

1.  WP #5

2.  Discuss "The Pedestrian" assignment and questions.

3.  Creative Writing:  Rewrite the first paragraph of "The Pedestrian" but change its tone to a romantic one.

 

To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that was what Mr. Leonard Mead most dearly loved to do. He would stand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of sidewalk in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference; he was alone in this world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone, and with a final decision made, a path selected, he would stride off, sending patterns of frosty air before him like the smoke of a cigar.

 

Day 14

Objective:  The students will complete analysis questions of the short story.

1.  Turn in vocabulary for 100 points.

2.  Late Passes

3.  Chapter 1 Notes Continued

4.  Complete The Pedestrian Questions 

Day 13

Objective:  The students will read their first short story.

1.  Turn in vocabulary.

2.  Discuss Outside Reading Honors Book List:  

Due:  December 14:  Close Reading 100 points.  Oral Question 100 points.  Book Report 200 points.  Page total 250 points.  Don't read the book, -650 points.  One letter grade.

3.  Chapter 1 Notes.

4.  Close Read "The Pedestrian" 

Day 12

Objective:  The students will know important vocabulary for our first short story.

Can you believe that you have already finished your first essay?   I am proud of you for doing such great work on this.  I will do my best to get these graded for you by Friday.

1.  WP Number 4

2.  "The Pedestrian" Vocab. 

Day 11

Objective:  The students will complete their essay.

1.  Type Body Paragraph 2 on the piece that you most support.

2.  Write the closing paragraph.

3.  Print essay and bring it in tomorrow.

 

Day 10

Objective:  The students will type the body of their paper.

1.  Quote Notes:  Get a note paper out (an old one, or a new one).

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1R1mNwH_Zd8M_cnjQTWqeMdBWiC5wsfCY/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118430206095467405140&rtpof=true&sd=true 

2.  Finish your second paragraph.

3.  We will look at some on the board together as a class to see how we are doing.

Have a great weekend.  You all have been amazing.  It's going to be a good year!