Brainstorm: What is censorship?

BW3 November 2014

• Should violent video games such as Grand Theft Auto be censored? How so? Explain your answer.

Censorship -- the control of the information and ideas circulated within a society.

There is a fine line between censorship and good taste and moral responsibility.

–Steven Spielberg

The Participle and Participial Phrase

• A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective.

• I found him crying. • Developing rapidly, the storn kept small boats in port.

Write a sentence containing a participle from the verb play.

The Participle and Participial Phrase

• Two kinds of participles: present and past

• Present participles: end in –ing• We watched the puppies playing.

• Past participles: en in –ed, --d, --t, or –n. • The puppies, exhaused, collapsed in the grass.

Write a sentence containing a past participle from the verb scare.

The Participle and Participial Phrase

• A participial phrase is a phrase containing a participle and any complements or modifiers it may have.• Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river bank. • Hesitating there for a moment, he quickly grasped the

situation. • We saw Carl Lewis receiving his first gold medal in the

1984 Olympics. • Swaying hypnotically, the snake raised its head. • Spread with white linen, the table glowed in the

candlelight.

The Appositive and Appositive Phrase

• An appositive is a noun or pronoun—often with modifiers—set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. – My cousin Maria is an accomplished violinist. – Riboflavin, a vitamin, is found in leafy vegetables.

Write a sentence with the appositive: “a fruit”

The Appositive and Appositive Phrase

• An appositive phrase is a phrase containing an appositive and its modifiers. – My brother’s car, a sporty red hatchback with bucket

seats, is the envy of my friends.

Write a sentence with an appositive phrase describing Mr. Mirano’s cat.

Censorship

• Write an expository essay on the issue of censorship.

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Coda **Uncle Tom: prepared to obey other unquestionably

1. What is Bradbury’s tone on p. 175? How do you think he feels about all these letters he is getting?

2. Answer both:A. What does Bradbury mean when he says there is more than one way to

burn a book? B. What does he mean when he says that minorities have the will, the right,

and the duty to “douse the kerosene?” Who are these ‘minorities?

3. How does Bradbury feel about censorship? How do you know (Use direct evidence)?

4. “…digression is the soul of wit.”In a paragraph, explain what Bradbury means.

Censorship

Gain evidence on the issue of censorshipKeep track of article titles and author namesBegin forming your own thought and opinions

• Write an expository essay on the issue of censorship.

Homework

• Write a paragraph explaining how the issue of censorship is developed in Fahrenheit 451.

OR

• Create a thinking map that explains how the issue of censorship is developed in Fahrenheit 451.

OR

• Create an illustration that represents how the issue of censorship is developed in Fahrenheit 451.

The best responses will

use textual evidence in some way.

Closure

1. Write a sentence containing a participial phrase. Underline the participial phrase.

2. Write a sentence containing an appositive phrase. Underline the appositive phrase.

3. What is self censorship? What is the relationship between censorship and social media? How do you censor yourself? Should you censor yourself?

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