Do I Dare Disturb the Universe? English 10 Mr. Coia

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1 D I Dare Disturb the Universe? English 10 Mr. Cia Wed 2/2 (Thurs 2/3) Q8 #1: Write what the wrld wuld be like withut bks. Intrductin t new unit Review wrds Begin reading Fahrenheit 451 Cllect metaphrs (5 per sectin) Read part ne and questins HW: read and questins (1-14) Fri 2/4 (Mn 2/7) Q8#2: What is the future ging t be like? What inventins d yu think will be arund t make ur lives mre interesting? Share metaphrs Discussin n first half f Part One Reading time HW: Finish Part One and questins fr part ne Tues 2/8 (Wed 2/9) Q8 #3: D yu think that televisin is making peple mre r less intelligent? Quiz n 1-35 Part One Due/Questins Discussin Reading time (Part 2 due next class) HW: finish reading and questins fr part tw; cllect five mre metaphrs Fri 2/11 (Mn 2/14) Q8#4: This is a different take n Q8#1. If all bks were banned and reading was illegial, hw wuld yur life change? Part Tw due tday Review wrds Share metaphrs Discussin Tues 2/15 (Wed 2/16) Q8#5: Write abut a psitive experience that yu had with reading and bks. Think abut a time when yu believed that an idea frm a bk changed yu. Quiz n wrds 1-40 Reading/discussin Ray Bradbury vide Thurs 2/17 (Fri 2/18) Review wrds Library visit Research n bk challenging and bk banning in schls HW: Assignment frm library visit; finish nvel and questins Name: Tues 2/22 (Wed 2/23) Finish F451 fr tday s class Quiz n bk and wrds 1-45 Bring all 15 metaphrs All questins are due Discussin n nvel What des reading have t ffer? What des it have that scares peple? Begin Pleasantville Thurs 2/24 (Fri 2/25) Review wrds Finish watching Pleasantville Write essay cmparing themes f F451 and film HW: Type essay ( wrds) Mn 2/28 (Tues 3/1) Quiz n 1-50 Read Lve Sng f Alfred Prufrck Wrk n pem interpretatin chart Discussin n pem Turn in chart Check ut Chclate War HW: Read chapters 1-10; chapter titles Wed 3/2 (Thurs 3/3) Review wrds Chclate War discussin Character discussin (Jerry, Gber, Archie, Brther Len) HW: Read chapters 11-20; chapter titles Mn 3/7 (Tues 3/8) Quiz n 1-55 Chclate War discussin Writing frm different POVs (Jerry and Archie) HW: Read chapters 21-30; chapter titles Wed 3/9 (Thurs 3/10) Review wrds Chclate War discussin Create pster representing Jerry s lcker pster. HW: Read chapters 31-end; chapter titles Fri 3/11 (Mn 3/14) Chclate War finished by tday Quiz Pem in Tw Vices (Jerry and Mntag) (turn ver fr mre dates)

2 Tues 3/15 (Wed 3/16) Freaks and Geeks episde Wrk n Shwcase paper HW: Type Shwcase paper Thurs 3/17 (Fri 3/18) Shwcase paper due Unit test Vcab 1-60 test Cntent Standards fr this Unit: Reading E1b.1: makes and supprts warranted and respnsible assertins abut the texts; E1b.3: draws the text tgether t cmpare and cntrast themes, characters, and ideas; E1b.4: makes perceptive and well develped cnnectins; E1b.5: evaluates writing strategies and elements f the authr s craft. E1c: The student reads and cmprehends infrmatinal materials t develp understanding and expertise and prduces written r ral wrk that: E1c.1: restates r summarizes infrmatin; E1c.2: relates new infrmatin t prir knwledge and experience; E1c.3: extends ideas; E1c.4: makes cnnectins t related tpics r infrmatin. Writing E2e: The student prduces a persuasive essay that: E2e.1: engages the reader by establishing a cntext, creating a persna, and therwise develping reader interest; E2e.2: develps a cntrlling idea that makes a clear and knwledgeable judgment; E2e.3: creates and rganizes a structure that is apprpriate t the needs, values, and interests f a specified audience and arranges details, reasns, examples, and anecdtes effectively and persuasively; E2e.5: excludes infrmatin and arguments that are irrelevant; E2e.6: anticipates and addresses reader cncerns and cunter-arguments; E2e.7: supprts arguments with detailed evidence, citing surces f Infrmatin as apprpriate; E3b: The student participates in grup meetings, in which the student: E3b.1: displays apprpriate turn-taking behavirs; E3b.4: respnds apprpriately t cmments and questins; E3b.5: vlunteers cntributins and respnds when directly slicited by teacher r discussin leader; E3b.6: gives reasns in supprt f pinins expressed; E3b.8: emplys a grup decisin-technique such as brainstrming r prblem-slving sequence (e.g. recgnize prblem, define prblem, identify pssible slutins, select ptimal slutin, implement slutin, evaluate slutin); E5a: The student respnds t nn-fictin, fictin, petry, and drama using interpretive, critical, and evaluative prcesses; that is, the student: E5a.6: makes inferences and draws cnclusins abut fictinal and nn-fictinal cntexts, events, characters, settings, themes, and styles; E5a.7: interprets the effect f literary devices, such as figurative language, allusin, dictin, dialgue, descriptin, and symblism;

3 Fahrenheit 451 assignments Checklist fr Assignments fr this Unit Questins fr Part One, Tw, Three 40 pints Metaphrs Fr each f the three parts, yu will cllect five metaphrs that Bradbury uses t give life t his writing style. Simply write dwn the cmplete metaphr and include the page number. Yu will have 15 at the end f the bk. 15 pints Quick 8 s Yu ll have the first eight minutes f class t get yur mind jumpstarted t think and write. Please include the tpic, Q8 number, and date befre yu begin yur entry. 25 pints Library visit assignment We will d sme research n current bks that are in the prcess f being banned by schl districts. Mrs. Meier will lead yu in an assignment n this. Pleasantville essay Yu will type a 450-wrd cnnectin between F451 and the film. Lk at the technlgy, attitudes, peple, reading, etc. 30 pints Lve Sng f Alfred Prufrck Pem reading, underlining/highlighting Pem chart Chclate War assignments: Chapter Titles: Rbert Crmier did nt give his chapters titles. Let s pretend that he left that t yu. If yu were t give each f the 39 chapters titles, what wuld they be? Be sure that they smehw represent the crux f the chapter. Type these up and be prepared t defend yur answers. 20 pints Lcker Pster: Jerry had a lcker in his pster that inspired/trmented him in regards t his place in the universe. It s yur turn t have ne f these f yur wn. With magazine pictures, drawing, phts, etc., create yur wn masterpiece that represents this questin, D I dare disturb the universe? 20 pints Unit assignments Shwcase paper Yur tpic is this: Hw is reading a universe-disturbing act? Bring in ur study f Fahrenheit 451, Chclate War, and bk banning. (Unlike ther Shwcase papers, yu may use the first persn I n hw reading has changed yu. 50 pints Pem in Tw Vices Yu will cnstruct a pem that shws the cnnectins between Jerry and Guy 10 pints Test This will be a cmprehensive test n the elements that we cvered thrugh the unit. 50 pints

4 Shwcase #3 50 pints Due 3/17 (3/18) Be sure that yu fllw the Shwcase paper frmat Hw is reading a universe-disturbing act? Other ideas t cnsider: what is in bks that cause sme t be afraid? What des reading ffer t us? Hw has reading changed yu? What wuld the wrld be like withut bks? Here s hw yu will be graded n this paper: Shwcase Paper Scring Guide Includes an effective thesis statement in bld Intrductin sets the stage fr the tpic, starts brad ends with the thesis Cntains three main pints, each pints back t the thesis Cntains strng transitins between paragraphs and ideas Reflects study f this unit Overall paper has a strng cnvictin n the tpic f reading Grammar and structure is at an 10 th grade level Reflects a week s wrth f wrk Fllws Shwcase frmat (I ll give yu a cpy f this t attach t yur paper)

5 D I Date Disturb the Universe? Unit English 10 Mr. Cia Fahrenheit 451 Questins Name: Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander 1. Explain Juan Ramn Jimenez s qutatin at the start f the bk: If they give yu ruled paper, write the ther way. 2. Define hearth. 3. Explain the tw meanings f the line, He turned the crner. (5) 4. What is the significance f the phenix in mythlgy? (6) 5. Describe what we knw abut Clarisse. List several adjectives t describe her. 6. Why wuld Clarisse say, I m nt afraid f yu at all. Why wuld peple be afraid f firemen? What is the fireman s jb? (7) 7. Describe the billbards in this wrld. Why are they like this? (9) 8. What is the attitude f the peratrs? What des this tell us abut their jb? (15) 9. Explain Guy and Mildred s marriage. Give textual evidence t supprt yur idea. 10. Read the raindrp passage f Hw is Bradbury using this t give us infrmatin abut Mntag? 11. What is Mildred s script? (20)

6 12. Hw is Clarisse lder than Mildred? (23) 13. Define lfactry system. (25) 14. On page 27, there is a secnd mentin f smething that is hidden. What is yur guess f what it culd be? 15. Explain what ccurs at Clarisse s schl. What are the prblems with this place? (29) 16. What are sme f the ways that this sciety has fun? (30) 17. Why is this line significant: Peple dn t talk abut anything? (31) 18. When did the first firehuse begin? (34) 19. What went wrng when Mntag respnded t the fire call at the wman s huse? (39) 20. What is the three-walled televisin? Wh are the aunts and uncles? 21. Define parlr. 22. Explain in detail Beatty s pinin f technlgy s effect n sciety. What is wrng with his culture? (57-60). This is a significant part f the stry. 23. What is meant by nncmbustible data? (61). What is the nncmbustible data f tday? 24. Accrding t Clarisse, what is the prblem with prches? (63) 25. What des Mntag beg Mildred t d at the end f this chapter? (67-68). Hw des she respnd?

7 Part Tw: The Sieve and the Sand 1. Define sieve. 2. Mildred cries, Why shuld I read? What fr? (73). In yur pinin, hw wuld yu answer her? 3. Wh is Faber? (74) 4. What is this chapter titled as such? Hw is his adult life reflecting the incident with his cusin? (78) 5. What des Faber say abut bks and magic? (82-83) 6. What three things are missing, accrding t Faber? (83-85) 7. Faber laments that the public has stpped reading n their wn accrd. What are the mdern-day distractins that cause yu t stp reading? (87) 8. What are yur thughts n the cnversatin f the three wmen regarding death, war, children, and plitics. Keep Faber s thughts in yur mind as yu read and respnd. (94) 9. Other than wanting them t g hme, what mre is Mntag instructing the wmen t d in this passage? What des he want them t d and why? (101) 10. What is meant by the terrible tyranny f the majrity? (108) 11. Where is the next fire t be held?

8 Part three: Burning Bright 1. Explain why yu think that Beatty allwed Mntag t keep bks. 2. Beatty has Mntag burn differently n this jb. Hw is it and why? (116) 3. Explain what happens t Beatty. (119) 4. What is Mntag s near-death experience? (119) 5. Hw des he feel abut Milly when he is n the run? (142) 6. What des the newscast reveal t Mntag? Why des the t.v. present this? (148) 7. Explain the secret sciety that Mntag finds. What is peculiar abut them? Why are they here? (152) 8. Granger tells a stry abut his grandfather. What is the purpse f this? (155) 9. What is the difference between the phenix and the man accrding t Granger? (163). 10. What bk wuld yu be? Why? 11. Explain what is hpeful abut the end f this stry.

9 A Pem in Tw Vices D I Dare Disturb the Universe? Unit English 10 Mr. Cia First Stanza Secnd Stanza Third Stanza I am I pretend I understand I wnder I feel I say I hear I tuch I dream I see I wrry I try I want I cry I hpe I am I am I am Tw Vice Pem frm The Outsiders I am a greaser, a hd, a persn I am a sc, a prep, a big sht I wnder if I will live t see anther day I wnder what will happen tmrrw I hear yelling, gunshts and screaming I hear greasers yelling fr mercy I see fights killings and ther hrrible things I see them bruised and cut up I want t be nrmal I am a greaser, a hd, a persn I want t be nrmal I am a sc, a prep, a big sht Anther Example I am Darry I am Pnyby I wnder if I ll ever g t cllege I wnder wh I really am I hear the greasers and fuzz fighting it ut I hear the name greaser t many times I see the pain in my brthers eyes I want fr Pny t grw up successful I see myself turning int a hd I want smething better than this life I am a greaser I am nt sure f myself This pem shuld clearly shw the similarities/differences between characters

10 Writing Frmally Thesis Statements and Beynd Mr. Cia Thesis statements act as the skeletn f yur writing. Cnsider a thesis statement as the bne structure t hld up yur writing, t prvide structure and the ability t stand up. It is a rad map t shw the reader where yu are ging and hw yu are ging t get there. Enugh with the metaphrs. Let s lk at sme examples: *** Pr thesis: Technlgy is everywhere tday. Mdern America uses technlgy in many different ways. Getting better: There are prblems in the current technlgy that we use. Gd thesis: Technlgy in the 21 st century is impeding prgress by limiting jb pprtunities, mving students away frm traditinal bks, and adding t the entertainment bsessin. *** Pr thesis: Martin Luther King, JR. was a civil rights leader. Getting better: Martin Luther King, JR. changed the civil rights mvement. Gd thesis: Martin Luther King, JR. gave the mdern-day African-American mvement life by bringing the issue t ppular attentin, becming a respectable figurehead, and by incrprating religin int a scial message. Pr thesis: Peple are crazy t ban bks in schls. Getting better: Schls shuld keep Huckleberry Finn in schls because it teaches kids a lt. *** Gd thesis: Huckleberry Finn is a nvel that must remain in schls because it ffers a realistic picture f 19 th century life in the Suth with its prtrayal f slavery, dialect, and pverty.

11 A Generic Structure fr Yur Papers (Whether Histry, English, r Health class) I. Intrductin Include a hking statement t draw yur audience int yur subject (d NOT begin yur paper with a questin!). This paragraph will give yur reader necessary backgrund t yur tpic. Start ff general, then narrw as yu cntinue in this paragraph(s). End the paragraph with yur thesis statement. (Fr the purpses f this assignment, put yur entire thesis statement in bld text) After yur intrductin, the reader will understand yur tpic alng with exactly what yu are setting ut t prve, display, shwcase in this paper. II. III. First main pint Begin with a transitinal statement ( As we begin t explre r The first example f is r America has nt always been as wealthy as it is tday. ) Mve int explaining hw this pint supprts what yu are shwing in yur thesis) Supprt 1 Supprt 2 Supprt 3 Here yu are giving slid examples, qutatins, and lgical cnnectins that help further yur thesis By the end f this main pint, the reader will clearly see hw yur first pint adds t prving yur thesis Secnd main pint Begin with a transitinal statement ( The secnd example f is r Nt nly is America, it is als ) Mve int explaining hw this pint supprts what yu are shwing in yur thesis) Supprt 1 Supprt 2 Supprt 3 Here yu are giving slid examples, qutatins, and lgical cnnectins that help further yur thesis By the end f this main pint, the reader will clearly see hw yur secnd pint adds t prving yur thesis Thanks, Mrs. Crwe, fr yur utline

12 IV. Third main pint Begin with a transitinal statement ( The final example f is r Hwever, nt all is hpeless fr the new cuntry ) Mve int explaining hw this pint supprts what yu are shwing in yur thesis) Supprt 1 Supprt 2 Supprt 3 Here yu are giving slid examples, qutatins, and lgical cnnectins that help further yur thesis By the end f this main pint, the reader will clearly see hw yur third pint adds t prving yur thesis V. Cnclusin Link tgether the strengths f yur argument Restate yur thesis in a clever way. D nt simply cpy exactly Leave the reader a final thught that will bring a sense f clsure t this piece. The reader shuld feel that it is cmpleted. If the reader turns t see if there is anther page, yu haven t dne yur jb prperly. Wrds and Phrases t Avid in Frmal Writing: I, Me, my, mine Yu Basically A lt Clichés that yu wuld say t yur friends If yu think abut it Abve all, bring smething new and interesting t the educated cmmunity. If this sunds like an encyclpedia entry, yu need t find a way t put yur wn vice and pwer int yur creatin.

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