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1ST READ: GATHER INFORMATION &ANNOTATE

READ AND ANNOTATE ON YOUR OWN FIRST.

2. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN THE SPACE ON YOUR PAPER.

A. What is your impression of the passage?

B. What did you learn?C. What do you want to share

with others?D. What do you want to find

out?

3. DISCUSS

What is your impression of the passage?

What did you learn?What do you want to share

with others?What do you want to find out?

4. LISTEN WHILE THE TEACHER READS - WHAT'S NEW? ADD NEW ANNOTATIONS IN A NEW COLOR.

5. THINK AND ADD TO YOUR WRITING (SEE BELOW)

A. Did your impression of the passage change? Why or why not?

B. What did you learn?C. What do you want to share

with others?D. What do you want to find out?

6. LISTEN WHILE THE TEACHER READS AND THINKS ALOUD. WHAT'S NEW? ADD NEW ANNOTATIONS IN A NEW COLOR.

7. RESPOND TO TDQS. PROVE YOUR ANSWERS. [TDQ: TEXT DEPENDENT QUESTION]

A. How would you describe this chapter to someone who hasn’t read Anthem?B. How does the author use imagery? Give specific examples and explain them.  C. What was the author attempting to do with the language she uses?D. What type of reactions did the author want to inspire in her readers?E. What other figurative language do you see in the chapter? What is the effect of each example you find?

Discuss TDQs with your group. Add to your answers where necessary.

8. RESPOND IN WRITING TO THE TEXT. ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW INDEPENDENTLY.

How does the language that Ayn Rand use in this chapter show the reader the feelings that Equality and Liberty are feeling toward one another? Use the SSS Method to explain what you mean.