Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction

“Literature Lounge”25 September 2013Do Now:Form into your Planetary Leadership Committees and send one delegate up to receive two laptops. Students will be able to: - analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts

of Harrison Bergeron.- evaluate science-fiction’s sub-genre of

dystopia.

Homework:1)Science-Fiction: Utopian Planet Prezi due

Friday

Planetary Leadership Committee• Create a Virtual Tour via Prezi that illustrates

Your Committee’s Utopian Planet.• You may use pictures, illustrations (that you

have made).• A Constitution Outlining:

• Your System of Government (Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Totalitarian, etc.

• Economic System• Cultural Views

• Political, Economic, Cultural – What type of system will exist?– What are the advantages of this system?– What problems do you foresee with this

system?

Today’s Agenda:1) Solicit Journal Responses in teams.2) Close Reading Questions:

1. Identify three instances where the concept of weightlessness appears in the text.

2. In this society, how can weightlessness be considered an act of rebellion?

3. Why do you suppose Vonnegut includes so many verbs to describe the way in which

these characters danced? (reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun)3) Continue Utopian Planet Prezi.

Introduction to Satire

• Satire: (noun) a type of writing that uses humor to criticize something- a person, a group of people, humanity at large, an attitude or failing, a social institution-in order to reveal a weakness or fault.

 • Satirical: (adjective) pertaining to or characterized by

satire.

• Satirist: (noun) a person who engages in producing satire.

Harrison Bergeron Quiz1.  What has happened to George and Hazel Bergeron’s son?2.  Describe the “handicap” that George has been given. What

is the intended effect of this handicap? Describe the “handicaps” given to the ballerinas. What is the intended effect of these handicaps?

3.  What are the consequences of George removing some of the weight from his handicap?

4.  Why is Harrison Bergeron considered extremely dangerous after he escapes from jail?  Why does George hear the “sound of an automobile crash” when he recognizes Harrison?

5.  What does Harrison do after he chooses his “empress”.6.  How does the Handicapper General put an end to the acts

referred to in question #5? 7.  How do George and Hazel react to the events they have

seen on television?

Things to include…• Political, Economic, Cultural • What type of system will exist?• What are the advantages of this system?• What problems do you foresee with this

system?

Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s English 3A“Literature Lounge”

25 September 2013Do Now: Write your MLA heading at the top of a loose-leaf sheet of paper and title it: The Jungle Chapters 1-3 Quiz. All answers MUST be accompanied with page numbers.Students will be able to: - analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts

of The Jungle

Homework:1) The Jungle Chapters 4-6 w/ Cornell Notes due

Friday2) The Jungle Chapters 7-9 w/Cornell Notes due

Monday3) List 1 Vocabulary Quiz on MONDAY

Reading Group Questions: The Jungle Chapters 1 & 2Chapter 1:

1) Describe the following characters:- Ona, Jurgis, Teta, Tamoszius

2) Which one of the characters introduced in Chapter 1 do you think is the protagonist of the story? Support your choice with an excerpt from the chapter establishing his or her importance in the story.

3) What is the setting for this story? Include in your answer the city, approximate time period, and, if possible, neighborhood where the action takes place.

4) Find examples of social injustice in this chapter. Chapter 2:

1) The literary term “in media res” means to begin in the middle of the action. In Chapter 1, Sinclair begins the story by describing Jurgis and Ona’s wedding. Why do you think he begins the novel in this way?

2) In Chapter 2, the story flashes back to Jurgis’ life in Lithuania. This flashback provides the reader with the necessary background information about Jurgis and Ona so that the reader will accept and understand the motivations of the characters in the action to come. Why does Jurgis decide to immigrate to America?

3) When Jurgis and Ona’s family reach Chicago they “were pitiable in their helplessness; above all things they stood in deadly terror of any sort of person in official uniform, and so whenever they saw a policeman they would cross the street and hurry by.” (Pg. 27) Why are Jurgis and the others afraid of the policemen? What theme for this novel does this fear suggest to the reader?

Reading Reading Group Questions: The Jungle Chapters 2 & 3Chapter 2 (Cont’d):

1. What does the term “made land” refer to? How do Ona and Jurgis feel about this “made land”? What theme does Sinclair’s description of the “made land” suggest to the reader?

2. The term naif is used in literature to describe a naive character who in the course of the story becomes wise to the ways of the world. What evidence is there in this chapter that Jurgis is an example of this classic literary type?

Chapter 3:3. What happens to strengthen Jurgis’ belief in the American

Dream? 4. Read the description of the killing of the hogs in this chapter.

In what ways is this description an allegory for the lives of unskilled laborers in the stockyards, and, in the author’s view, for America at this time in history?

5. A muckraking novel is one in which the author uses the story to “educate” readers on social issues and conditions that the author believes need to be changed. Sinclair was considered a muckraker who used his novels to promote socialism and condemn capitalism. One of the tenets of capitalism is that businesses are privately owned and operate in a competitive marketplace. Find a passage in this chapter where Sinclair is openly criticizing competition in business.

New terms in chapter 1• acziavimas – a Lithuanian wedding custom in which the

men take turns dancing with the • bride and leaving money in a hat at the conclusion of each

dance altitudinous – relating to heightsbadinage – playful, teasing talkcortege – a train of attendants, a procession

• incommode – to bother, inconvenienceincongruous – lacking harmony or agreement, incompatible lugubrious – sad or mournfulperforce – through necessityprecipitately – hastily or rashlypromiscuous – consisting of different elements mixed together seraphically – in a heavenly wayveselija – Lithuanian wedding

Literary Terms1. in medias res – beginning in the middle2. Allegory - a story that represents abstract ideas or

moral qualities.

• WHEN TWO PARTS OF A SENTENCE CAN STAND ON THEIR OWN AND ARE SEPARATED BY A COMMA, IT IS CALLED A COMMA SPLICE.

• ;

• Create two sentences that use a semi-colon.

Today’s Agenda:1) Take The Week in Review Quiz2) Distribute The Jungle and take book numbers3) Review Vocabulary List 14) Finish Quack Notes.4) CNN Student News?

Vocabulary List 11. eccentric (adj.) 11.

supercilious (adj.)2. elusive (adj.) 12.

supersede (v.)3. eminent (adj.) 13.

amorphous (adj.)4. exorbitant (adj.) 14. anarchy (n.)5. expound (v.) 15.

anomaly (n.)6. extricate (v.) 16.

atheist (n.)7. extrovert (n.) 17. unfettered

(adj.)8. abdicate (v.) 18.

unfounded (adj.)9. aberration (n.) 19.

unparalleled (adj.)10. abhor (v.)

20. unremitting (adj.)

eccentric

• adj. off-center; weird; odd; peculiar

elusive

• adj. out of reach; hard to catch; evasive

eminent

• adj. outstanding; prominent; notable

exorbitant

• adj. out of orbit; unreasonable

expound

• v. to explain in great detail

extricate

• v. to free from an entanglement or difficulty

extrovert

• n. a person with an outgoing personality

abdicate

• v. to give up or resign, especially from a position of power.

aberration

• n. a departure from what is typical or normal

abhor

• v. to intensely dislike

supercilious

• adj. arrogant, haughty, thinking one is above others

The Week in Review (Classwork)1. Why is prewriting crucial for effective writing?

2. When prewriting for a persuasive task, what are the first two steps?

3. What is a thesis statement?

4. What is the formula for a thesis statement?

5. Why is writing effectively important?

6. In terms of grammar, what are the purposes of articles and adverbs?

7. What occurred at a U.S. Navy yard on 9/16/13?

8. Name two places where severe weather has devastated communities.

Announcement: If you share a document on GoogleDrive (formerly Google Docs) with a teacher, don’t forget to grant them permission to

open the file!

You email must include: Your Full Name

PeriodTitle (Subject of the email).

Do Now: Parts of Speech 1• n. = noun – a person, place or thing

– (example?)

• v. = verb – the action, state, or occurrence in a sentence

• adj. = adjective – a word used to describe a noun

• adv. = adverb – describes an verb

• art. = article – specifies a particular item or object.

Vocabulary List 11. eccentric (adj.) 11. supercilious (adj.)

2. elusive (adj.) 12. supersede (v.)

3. eminent (adj.) 13. amorphous (adj.)

4. exorbitant (adj.) 14. anarchy (n.)

5. expound (v.) 15. anomaly (n.)

6. extricate (v.) 16. atheist (n.)

7. extrovert (n.) 17. unfettered (adj.)

8. abdicate (v.) 18. unfounded (adj.)

9. aberration (n.) 19. unparalleled (adj.)

10. abhor (v.) 20. unremitting (adj.)

CNN Student News

• Part I: Interpretation: Write down five things you learn from CNN Student News.

• Part II: Reflection: Choose one story from the above five and explain how it may affect your life. (No more than two or three sentences).