Thursday

 Today, we will review vocabulary and give you some time to finish your blog posts from yesterday.  If you have you blog posts done, please create a quizlet and review vocabulary for tomorrow.

Tuesday

 

Today, we are going to discuss the story "There Will Come Soft Rains", give you time to fill in the short story outlines, and work on the blog assignment below.


HW: On your blogs you will outline the day routine of the family that lived in the house.   You will do this by going back through the story and marking what happens with the house and when it happens.  Create a hour-time line.  Example: 8 am: "Time to Run".  The house plods the children out the door to go to school.   The garbage door opens indicating that the father will be leaving for work.  The house begins to clean... Please do not skip anything or your blog grade may suffer.  You will need 3-4 detailed sentences per time.

Remember you have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. Vocabulary below:

Vocabulary List #1

Consternation
Cower
Neutralize
Synchronize
Vigilance
Wince
Manipulate
Oblivious
Paranoia
Silhouette
Sublime
Tremulous

There Will Come Soft Rains

 

Today we will read "THERE WILL COME  SOFT RAINS".  

Essential Question: Can Technology Save US?  


Objective: Be able to pick out 3 allusions and explain how they reinforce the main idea (theme)?  Also note, or mark the times that are used in the story.  You will eventually (tomorrow) have to outline the story on your blogs by a timeline.  
 



You will fill out a short story outline as we read.

NOTE: How could you use allusions in a personal narrative? 

Friday

 Today we are going to put the last words of the day on your blogs, fill out short story outlines and review vocabulary.

Thursday

Today we are goint to put words of the day on the board (Sublime, Tremulous), play a review game and start "The Pedestrian". 

The story can be found here: "The Pedestrian"

Wedneday

 Today we will write words of the day for Paranoia and Silhouette
As a group we will do questions 1-9 on page 45, and then;

Write a sequel to Harrison Bergeron.  The choice of the sequel is up to you, but you can discuss the parents' reaction when they are informed of Harrison's death, or take the point of view of one of the ballerinas or either write a sequel from the point of view of the Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General.  Remember this world is a negative-utopia.

Tuesday

 Today we will write sentences with "Words of the Day", discuss "Harrison Bergeron" and your short story guides (you will then turn them in).

As a group we will do questions 1-9 on page 45, and then (homework): 

Write a sequel to Harrison Bergeron.  The choice of the sequel is up to you, but you can discuss the parents' reaction when they are informed of Harrison's death, or take the point of view of one of the ballerinas or either write a sequel from the point of view of the Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General.  Remember this world is a negative-utopia.