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That look when nothing comes to mind for a clever post title.

English
Civil Peace. Read it. Perrine's Literature. Find it, it's there!

Social Justice
No homework but various due dates are approaching (see previous blog posts). Have you read all Zealous Love readings? (Cue ominous music)

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun...

English

Read "The One's who walk away from Omelas", it's a bit long and perhaps even (dare I say it?) boring in its introduction & rising action, but it pays off (though-provokingly enough) towards the end. Please stick with it, we will discuss it tomorrow.

Social Justice

Good news coming tomorrow in class...
but for tonight please read Economic Inequality (pages 207-216),
and here is your journal pre-read for tonight.

Benedict Cumberbatch has a few words to say to those who attend his Hamlet performance every day. What will you use your voice to say?

Fall Back (Spring Ahead)

It wasn't always this way!


English 

1984 Powerpoint

Alternative to journal entry #6: Compose three sentence that might constitute a thoughtcrime in our school, community, country. What emotions might you feel if you really said/did these things? Sugest certain situations in the world today where committing a thoughcrime (speaking the truth) has serious consequences.

Zoe's link to My Little Pony/1984
Also

Test tomorrow: Bring paper, pen, journals, and your 'A-game'.

Social Justice

No hw tonight. Get caught up on everything outstanding.

IGNITE the Light to Abolish the Fright!

Social Justice

Because we have a quiz on Monday, there will be NO journal topic this weekend.

For the quiz, make sure you are caught up to date on your readings, and review your notes.

Refugees will not be on the quiz but for our discussion, ensure that you have read pages 78-85 in Zealous Love on Refugees.

Lastly, your brainstorming aspect of your final project is due on Monday (make sure you get a parent signature on your project form).


English

Chapter 4 and 5 need to be completed if you were not in class on Friday (and if you were).

Test for 1984 is Tuesday and journals are due for that day as well.

Harrison, Winston, O'Breyanne, Keith

Social Justice

This is your journal pre-read. There may (or may not) be a quiz on everything we have learned up to today tomorrow.

English

Chapter 3 questions 1984.
Test next Tuesday, journal due same day (7 topics in total)

Advisory + Food Donations = Fun Ignite!

English 12

Write your compare/contrast paragraph as outlined in class and mentioned in yesterday's post.
Read chapter 1 of Part III and answer the questions.

Social Justice

Social Justice News Topic

Complete the fill in the blank worksheet on vocab words.
If you have not completed your essay...well, do that first!

Last Week of October!

English 12

Read the short story: Harrison Bergeron. The link is below or it is in the Inside Stories II book on page 175.

Respond to one of the following questions below. Your response should be a paragraph with proper quote integration (at least two) and topic and concluding sentence. One page double spaced maximum! This will be handed in for marks Wednesday! (WEDNESDAY)


1. Vonnegut's message seems to say that individual civil rights should never be sacrificed the alleged common good. Do you see examples of this in 1984? Comment on both.

2. Vonnegut shows what extraordinary strength can do: defy the laws of gravity and motion; but Vonnegut also shows that strength can be used to oppress the weak, even in the name of protecting the weak against the excesses of the strong. Is this the case in 1984? Support with examples from both.


Writer's Fest Creative Response due tomorrow (TUESDAY).

Harrison Bergeron
Got 26 minutes? Watch a movie version!



Social Justice


Complete a sheet on Big Ideas to be handed in tomorrow.

Remember that you want to list the topics we have discussed. Summarize the Big Concepts, Outline the new ideas or thoughts and state any lingering questions and questions for the teacher.