Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block2/3/14“Fiction is the truth hidden inside a lie.” --Stephen King

DOL #21 Gathering Journal: Have you or someone you know sacrificed for someone

else? Write about sacrifice. Go over control / rebellion worksheet Complete the sentence regarding Catching Fire: “[Dystopian

author] cautions readers about / against [present day problem / issue] by showing ______________.” Write at least five sentences using this template.

Start to categorize issues into “liberal” and “conservative.” If time: watch The Daily Show Homework: Book clubs on Wednesday!

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Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block2/4/14 DOL #22 Journal: “A government is best which governs

least.” Write your thoughts on the quote. Read articles in learning stations, fill out

worksheets. If you don’t get to every station this block, make

sure you get ALL the articles. There are eight of them. Read the rest of the articles and finish the worksheet by Friday.

Don’t forget book club tomorrow. (In case of snow day, book club will be Thursday.)

DOL #22We could have stayed longer but Jake was

anxious to leave; I guess he wanted to watch the six o’clock news program at his cousin’s house.

Whether I accept the award for Marcia depends on my having the time to go to the County Awards Banquet.

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block2/6/14

DOL #23 Go over book club expectations Book clubs in F101 Homework

8 Articles and worksheet due FridayNext book club: Friday, February 14th

DOL #23The truck that arrived at our house

contained the furniture shipped from the West Coast, but no one was home to meet it.

 Doesn’t Darryl know that the farther he

drives on this narrow road, the smaller chance we have of arriving on time to Margaret’s party?

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block2/7/14 DOL #24 Journal: write about your reactions to the articles you

read Meet with your neighbor and review each article. Make

sure you reached the same understanding as your neighbor.

Review articles as a class. Homework:

Choose two of the articles and write a precis on each of them. One of the articles you choose should be one you mostly agree with, and one should be an article you mostly disagree with. Due Tuesday.

Next book club: Friday, February 14th

DOL #24Melissa and Jordan can’t attend the

play because neither is able to drive; therefore, they stayed home and watched a video.

 The defective car skid and hit a tree in

our garden, but the driver was not injured.

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block2/10/14 DOL #25 Journal: What are you most looking forward to

about February break? Introduce paper Develop thesis statements Choose evidence Homework:

2 precis due tomorrowNext book club: FridayPaper due by 5:00 on February 27th to turnitin.com

DOL #25After Gabrielle dug a hole, she put a

shrub into it and watered the shrub thoroughly.

 Please try to find my copy of Virginia

Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, Julia, so I can lend it to Luis.

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block 2/12/14 No DOL or journal Turn in precis Review:

In-text citationsMLA format (1st page and Works Cited)Intros and conclusionsUsing countervailing evidence

Work on paper with mobile lab Homework:

Book club FridayPaper due to Turnitin.com by 5:00 P.M. on 2/27/14

Not blendedMichaelson argues that Catching Fire is sympathetic to a Tea Party viewpoint. “Like the Tea Party Patriots, the good guys are rural populists, fighting for traditional values, and for freedom from the federal government” (Michaelson 1).

Well-blendedMichaelson sees similarities between the citizens of the districts and “the Tea Party Patriots, [since] the good guys are rural populists, fighting for . . . freedom from the federal government” (Michaelson 1).

ParaphrasedMichaelson argues that Catching Fire is sympathetic to a Tea Party viewpoint, as he sees some parallels between the citizens of the districts and members of the Tea Party (Michaelson 1).

Integrating countervailing evidence

Although Michaelson sees some parallels between the goals of the Tea Party and the citizens of Panem, the overall viewpoint of the novel demonstrates a liberal, populist viewpoint (Michaelson 1).

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block DAY 3 2/14/14 Work on paper with mobile lab (Book clubs: Tues., 2/25/14)9:30 – 10:16 Block D10:20 – 11:06 Block E11:10 – 11:56 Block F12:00 – 1:14 Block G / Lunch 1st Lunch 12:00 – 12:24 (Lunch)

12:28 – 1:14 (Class)2nd Lunch 12:00 – 12:24 (Class)

12:28 – 12:53 (Lunch)12:57 – 1:14 (Class)

3rd Lunch 12:00 – 12:53 (Class)12:53 – 1:14 (Lunch)

1:18 – 2:03 Block A

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block 2/25/14 DOL #26 Gathering Book club & reflection—F101 Homework: Paper due Thursday at 5:00

P.M. to Turnitin.com

DOL #26Mr. J.T. Pereira, my violin teacher, has a poster with this quotation from John Erskine: “Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.” The architecture in Dublin, Ireland, is an interesting blend of old and new; skyscrapers exist harmoniously with well-preserved old buildings.

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block 2/26/14 DOL #27 Journal: Which is more important: knowledge or

happiness? Read the story of the garden of Eden from the book

of Genesis Discuss: What’s the moral of the story? Do you

agree with it? Begin mind maps: “What does it mean to be human?” Homework:

Papers due Thursday(Tomorrow with sub: finish mind maps.)

Some questions to consider while creating your mind map: What makes a human different from an animal? What makes a human different from a robot or

computer? Could a human ever be created differently from how

they’re created now and still be considered human? What roles do consciousness, identity, learning,

relationships, language, and memory play in being human?

Is there ever a point where someone could “lose” his or her humanity?

Where do humans exist in the grand scheme of things (i.e., in relation to other things in the world)?

Sample mind map

Honors Dystopian Literature: F Block 2/28/14 DOL #28 Finish mind maps

DOL #28Mrs. McMillan, the president of the PTA, appointed Anne as chairperson because Anne felt strongly about the Safety Committee’s task. When he was in the United States, Emilio visited the Mugar Memorial Library in Boston and saw some original manuscripts of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, her famous novel.