1. Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction “Literature Lounge”
30 September 2013
Do Now:
WELCOME TO THE FIRST ANNUAL Meeting of the INTERGALATIC INTERPLANETARY ALLIANCE!
Please form into your Planetary Leadership Committee!
Students will be able to:
evaluate science-fiction’s sub-genre of utopia vs. dystopia.
Homework:
Science-Fiction: Martian Chronicle Dialectical Journal due

2. Planetary Prezi Grading Rubric:. 1) Creativity/Imagination:. 30 pts
Planetary Prezi Grading Rubric: 1) Creativity/Imagination: 30 pts 2) Use of Visual Aid: pts 3) Outline of Economy: 10 pts 4) Outline of Government: 15 pts 5) Outline of Cultural Views: 10 pts 6) Constitution: pts Total: pts. 7

3. 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?

4. Today’s Agenda: 1) Complete the Do Now 3) Finish Utopian Planet Prezi (due Monday)7

5. Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s English 3A “Literature Lounge”
30 September 2013
Do Now:
Write down five current events from CNN Student News. Have your notes on Chapters 7-9 out for me to check.
Students will be able to:
analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts of The Jungle
Homework:
List 1 Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW

6. Today’s Agenda: 1) Tomorrow Vocabulary List 1 Quiz
Today’s Agenda: 1) Tomorrow Vocabulary List 1 Quiz - words & definitions are on MrPandit.net 2) Wednesday you will have a test on: The Jungle Chapters ) Today & tomorrow are Catch-up Days - We will review possible answers from the quizzes and begin 7-9. GET INTO YOUR GROUPS! 7

7. GET INTO YOUR GROUPS

8. Reading Group Questions: The Jungle Chapters 1 & 2
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?

9. Reading Reading Group Questions: The Jungle Chapters 2 & 3
Chapter 2 (Cont’d):
The term naif is used in literature to describe a naïve 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:
What happens to strengthen Jurgis’ belief in the American Dream?
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?

10. 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 heights badinage – playful, teasing talk cortege – a train of attendants, a procession
incommode – to bother, inconvenience incongruous – lacking harmony or agreement, incompatible lugubrious – sad or mournful perforce – through necessity precipitately – hastily or rashly promiscuous – consisting of different elements mixed together seraphically – in a heavenly way veselija – Lithuanian wedding

11. Vocabulary List 1 eccentric (adj.) 11. supercilious (adj.)
elusive (adj.) supersede (v.)
eminent (adj.) amorphous (adj.)
exorbitant (adj.) 14. anarchy (n.)
expound (v.) anomaly (n.)
extricate (v.) atheist (n.)
extrovert (n.) unfettered (adj.)
abdicate (v.) unfounded (adj.)
aberration (n.) unparalleled (adj.)
abhor (v.) unremitting (adj.)

12. eccentric
adj. off-center; weird; odd; peculiar

13. elusive
adj. out of reach; hard to catch; evasive

14. eminent
adj. outstanding; prominent; notable

15. exorbitant
adj. out of orbit; unreasonable

16. expound
v. to explain in great detail

17. extricate
v. to free from an entanglement or difficulty

18. extrovert
n. a person with an outgoing personality

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

20. aberration
n. a departure from what is typical or normal

21. abhor
v. to intensely dislike

22. supercilious
adj. arrogant, haughty, thinking one is above others

23. supersede
v. to take the place of; to surpass

24. amorphous
adj. without a clearly defined shape or form

25. anarchy
n. a state of disorder; the absence of authority

26. anomaly
n. something that deviates from what is standard; not normal

27. atheist
n. a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods

28. unfettered
adj. freed from restraints

29. unfounded
adj. having no foundation or basis in fact

30. unparalleled
adj. exceptional; having no equal

31. unremitting
adj. never relaxing or slackening

32. Literary Terms in medias res – beginning in the middle
Allegory - a story that represents abstract ideas or moral qualities.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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 must include: Your Full Name Period Title (Subject of the ).

36. 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.

37. 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.) unremitting (adj.)

38. 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).