Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction “Literature Lounge”

1. Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction “Literature Lounge” 23 September 2013 Do Now: Write you MLA Heading at the top of a loose-leaf sheet of paper. Title it: Harrison Bergeron Quiz Students will be able to: analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts of Harrison Bergeron. Homework: Science-Fiction:Utopian Planet Presentations due Friday

2. 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.

3. Harrison Bergeron Quiz • What has happened to George and Hazel Bergeron’s son? • 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? • What are the consequences of George removing some of the weight from his handicap? • 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? • What does Harrison do after he chooses his “empress”. • How does the Handicapper General put an end to the acts referred to in question #5? • How do George and Hazel react to the events they have seen on television?

4. Today’s Agenda:1) Take the quizEssential Question:- Are we all created equally?2) Continue Utopian Planet Project.

5. Now, get into your Planet Leadership • Create a presentation via Prezithat illustrates team’s Utopian Planet. • You may use pictures, illustrations (that you have made). • It must include: • A Constitution • Your System of Government (Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Totalitarian, etc. • Economic System • Cultural Views

6. 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?

7. Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s English 3A“Literature Lounge” 23 September 2013 Do Now: Write you MLA Heading at the top of a loose-leaf sheet of paper. Title it: The Week in Review Quiz Students will be able to: analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts of The Jungle Homework: The Jungle Chapters 1-3 w/ Cornell Notes due Wednesday The Jungle Chapters 4-6 w/ Cornell Notes due Friday List 1 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday

8. Today’s Agenda:1) Take The Week in Review Quiz2) Distribute The Jungle and take book numbers3) Finish Quack Notes.4) CNN Student News?5) Successful OEQ Format: R.A.C.E.6) What is an American?7) Begin Unit 1: Immigration

9. The Week in Review (Classwork) • Why is prewriting crucial for effective writing? • When prewriting for a persuasive task, what are the first two steps? • What is a thesis statement? • What is the formula for a thesis statement? • Why is writing effectively important? • In terms of grammar, what are the purposes of articles and adverbs? • What occurred at a U.S. Navy yard on 9/16/13? • Name two places where severe weather has devastated communities.

10. 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 NamePeriodTitle (Subject of the email).

11. 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.

12. Vocabulary List 1 • eccentric (adj.) 11. supercilious (adj.) • elusive (adj.) 12. supersede (v.) • eminent (adj.) 13. amorphous (adj.) • exorbitant (adj.) 14. anarchy (n.) • expound (v.) 15. anomaly (n.) • extricate (v.) 16. atheist (n.) • extrovert (n.) 17. unfettered (adj.) • abdicate (v.) 18. unfounded (adj.) • aberration (n.) 19. unparalleled (adj.) • abhor (v.) 20. unremitting (adj.)

13. Quack: Cornell Notes • Did you set up a page for Cornell Notes and title it Quack?

14. Elements • Aliens and or creatures not necessarily looking as evil/good as they may be • Technology being the undercurrent of the story Science Fiction

15. Elements • Taking place in the future(distant/near) • The story usually revolving around another planet or space Science Fiction

16. Science FictionThemes • Much of science fiction is an effort to depict the way advances in technology may give us three things:

17. Science FictionThemes • New forms of freedom and power • New forms of slavery and "un-freedom“ • Destruction on a mass scale

18. Science FictionThemes The original Star Trek is a perfect expression of these ideas. It depicts humanity developing new powers that make it possible to conquer

19. Science FictionThemes the world of nature and worlds of illusion. But our wisdom will have to keep pace with our power, the series argues, or we will fall into new forms of

20. Science FictionThemes slavery and destruction. In many ways, this theme makes Star Trek the ultimate expression of the ideas of science fiction. 

21. 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).