Week of March 7 - March 11, 2016

Post date: Mar 7, 2016 3:42:55 PM

2Green's goals for the week / 2Black's goals for the week:

1. Learning about literary analysis; and
2. Finishing Draft 1 of literary analysis essay.

4Green's goals for the week: (scroll down for your lesson plans and assignments, please) :)

1. Looking at:
   1. the importance of a free press in society; and
   2. that government not be involved in the media.

Those who are finishing F451 for this week: 2Green and 2Black

2Green on Monday March 7, 2016 & 2Black on Tuesday March 8, 2016

Fahrenheit 451 is due today

• we reviewed the definition / application of theme
• you need to ICE six excerpts centered around the theme that you found most prevalent
• meet with like minds, as far as theme, and excerpt swap
• make a common document, you may even make a common thesis
• HANDOUT you received: Literary Analysis Checklist (see me for this, if you were out - I don't own it, via copyright, so I do not post it here)

Due at the end of the day: six excerpts, ICEd, as well as your top three excerpts. Even better? Have a thesis constructed.

2Green on Wednesday March 9 and 2Black on Thursday March 10, 2016

Literary analysis prompt: Analyze how Bradbury develops the theme of __________ (censorship, knowledge vs. ignorance, or technology vs. nature)

The rubric is attached, below

Here's the assessment poster:

Due Dates for Draft 1: Monday March 14 for 2Black and Tuesday March 15 for 2Green

We'll have an in-class blessing / revision / editing on Monday and Tuesday, with final drafts due at the end of class on these dates.

4Green on Monday March 7, 2016

• Reviewed of our essential questions
• Checked homework that was assigned last week
• Conducted a Socratic Seminar on Activity 3.2 - Rights and Responsibility "The Role of the Media in a Democracy"
• Deconstructed the writing prompt at the end of Activity 3.2
• Began work on it

Writing prompt due on Wednesday, beginning of class (0 if not done, scored on accuracy and ideas - not copyediting)

4Green on Wednesday March 9, 2016

• "Blessing" by your intellectual colleague, as to whether your prompt has met all the requirements
• Looking at Activity 3.3 - Introducing the Media (we'll not be doing the writing prompt in relation to this)
• Beginning to read, analyze, and respond to the quotations in Activity 3.4
• Here is a Google Form that you may use to track your newspaper reading

Homework:

1. finish the reading, analyzing, responding on the newspaper quotations in Activity 3.4
2. find, save, and edit the template for keeping track of articles in one newspaper (of your choice - needs to be a high-quality newspaper like The Daily Bulldog, The Sun Journal, The New York Times, The Waterville Sentinel, The Boston Globe)
3. read and annotate the article: How the Rise of the Daily Me Threatens Democracy (Activity 3.5)
4. read and annotate the article: The Newspaper is Dying - Hooray for Democracy (Activity 3.5)