1. Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction “Literature Lounge”
25 September 2013
Do Now:
Form into your Planetary Leadership Committees and send one delegate up to receive two laptops.
Students will be able to:
analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts of Harrison Bergeron.
evaluate science-fiction’s sub-genre of dystopia.
Homework:
Science-Fiction: Utopian Planet Prezi due Friday

2. 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?

3. Today’s Agenda: 1) Solicit Journal Responses in teams
Today’s Agenda: 1) Solicit Journal Responses in teams. 2) Close Reading Questions: 1. Identify three instances where the concept of weightlessness appears in the text. 2. In this society, how can weightlessness be considered an act of rebellion? 3. Why do you suppose Vonnegut includes so many verbs to describe the way in which these characters danced? (reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun) 3) Continue Utopian Planet Prezi. 7

5. 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.

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s English 3A “Literature Lounge”
25 September 2013
Do Now: Write your MLA heading at the top of a loose-leaf sheet of paper and title it: The Jungle Chapters 1-3 Quiz. All answers MUST be accompanied with page numbers.
Students will be able to:
analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts of The Jungle
Homework:
The Jungle Chapters 4-6 w/ Cornell Notes due Friday
The Jungle Chapters 7-9 w/Cornell Notes due Monday
List 1 Vocabulary Quiz on MONDAY

9. 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?

10. Reading Reading Group Questions: The Jungle Chapters 2 & 3
Chapter 2 (Cont’d):
What does the term “made land” refer to? How do Ona and Jurgis feel about this “made land”? What theme does Sinclair’s description of the “made land” suggest to the reader?
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?
A muckraking novel is one in which the author uses the story to “educate” readers on social issues and conditions that the author believes need to be changed. Sinclair was considered a muckraker who used his novels to promote socialism and condemn capitalism. One of the tenets of capitalism is that businesses are privately owned and operate in a competitive marketplace. Find a passage in this chapter where Sinclair is openly criticizing competition in business.

11. 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

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

13. 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.

14. Today’s Agenda: 1) Take The Week in Review Quiz 2) Distribute The Jungle and take book numbers 3) Review Vocabulary List 1 4) Finish Quack Notes. 4) CNN Student News? 7

15. 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.)

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

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

18. eminent
adj. outstanding; prominent; notable

19. exorbitant
adj. out of orbit; unreasonable

20. expound
v. to explain in great detail

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

22. extrovert
n. a person with an outgoing personality

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

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

25. abhor
v. to intensely dislike

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

27. 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.

28. 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 ).

29. 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.

30. 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.)

31. 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).