Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction

“Literature Lounge”2 October 2013Do Now:Write down five things you learn from CNN Student News.

Students will be able to: - evaluate science-fiction’s sub-genre of utopia

vs. dystopia.

Homework:1)Science-Fiction: Martian Chronicle

Dialectical Journal due

Planetary Prezi Grading Rubric:

1) Creativity/Imagination: 30 pts2) Use of Visual Aid:

20 pts3) Outline of Economy:10 pts4) Outline of Government:15 pts5) Outline of Cultural Views: 10

pts6) Constitution:

15 pts

Total: 100pts.

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?

Today’s Agenda:1) Finish Presentations2) CNN Student News3) Continue with Science of the Future (Dr. Michio Kaku)

Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s English 3A“Literature Lounge”

2 October 2013Do Now: You have five minutes to review for your vocabulary quiz.

Students will be able to: - recall the definitions of selected vocabulary

words.- analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts

of The Jungle

Homework:1)The Jungle Test Chapters 1-9 tomorrow!2)The Jungle Chapters 10-12 w/Cornell

Notes due Friday

Today’s Agenda:1) Vocabulary quiz today2) After the quiz, continue notes and reading for Chapters 1-9. 3) Remember: You have a major TEST TOMORROW for The Jungle 1-9

Chapter 7: What lie does Jurgis tell to his dying father?

Chapter 8: Briefly describe Tamoszius Kuszleika. What is his relationship with Marija?

Chapter 9: List three ways in which Jurgis changes due to his involvement with the union.PASSWORDS?

• GET INTO YOUR GROUPS

Reading Group Questions: The Jungle Chapters 1 & 2Chapter 1:

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?

Reading Reading Group Questions: The Jungle Chapters 2 & 3Chapter 2 (Cont’d):

1. The term naif is used in literature to describe a naive 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 3:2. What happens to strengthen Jurgis’ belief in

the American Dream? 3. 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?

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 heightsbadinage – playful, teasing talkcortege – a train of attendants, a procession

• incommode – to bother, inconvenienceincongruous – lacking harmony or agreement, incompatible lugubrious – sad or mournfulperforce – through necessityprecipitately – hastily or rashlypromiscuous – consisting of different elements mixed together seraphically – in a heavenly wayveselija – Lithuanian wedding

Vocabulary List 11. eccentric (adj.) 11.

supercilious (adj.)2. elusive (adj.) 12.

supersede (v.)3. eminent (adj.) 13.

amorphous (adj.)4. exorbitant (adj.) 14. anarchy (n.)5. expound (v.) 15.

anomaly (n.)6. extricate (v.) 16.

atheist (n.)7. extrovert (n.) 17. unfettered

(adj.)8. abdicate (v.) 18.

unfounded (adj.)9. aberration (n.) 19.

unparalleled (adj.)10. abhor (v.)

20. unremitting (adj.)

eccentric

• adj. off-center; weird; odd; peculiar

elusive

• adj. out of reach; hard to catch; evasive

eminent

• adj. outstanding; prominent; notable

exorbitant

• adj. out of orbit; unreasonable

expound

• v. to explain in great detail

extricate

• v. to free from an entanglement or difficulty

extrovert

• n. a person with an outgoing personality

abdicate

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

aberration

• n. a departure from what is typical or normal

abhor

• v. to intensely dislike

supercilious

• adj. arrogant, haughty, thinking one is above others

supersede

• v. to take the place of; to surpass

amorphous

• adj. without a clearly defined shape or form

anarchy

• n. a state of disorder; the absence of authority

anomaly

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

atheist

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

unfettered

• adj. freed from restraints

unfounded

• adj. having no foundation or basis in fact

unparalleled

• adj. exceptional; having no equal

unremitting

• adj. never relaxing or slackening

Literary Terms1. in medias res – beginning in the middle2. Allegory - a story that represents abstract ideas or

moral qualities.

• 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.

The Week in Review (Classwork)1. Why is prewriting crucial for effective writing?

2. When prewriting for a persuasive task, what are the first two steps?

3. What is a thesis statement?

4. What is the formula for a thesis statement?

5. Why is writing effectively important?

6. In terms of grammar, what are the purposes of articles and adverbs?

7. What occurred at a U.S. Navy yard on 9/16/13?

8. Name two places where severe weather has devastated communities.

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 Name

PeriodTitle (Subject of the email).

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.

Vocabulary List 11. eccentric (adj.) 11. supercilious (adj.)

2. elusive (adj.) 12. supersede (v.)

3. eminent (adj.) 13. amorphous (adj.)

4. exorbitant (adj.) 14. anarchy (n.)

5. expound (v.) 15. anomaly (n.)

6. extricate (v.) 16. atheist (n.)

7. extrovert (n.) 17. unfettered (adj.)

8. abdicate (v.) 18. unfounded (adj.)

9. aberration (n.) 19. unparalleled (adj.)

10. abhor (v.) 20. unremitting (adj.)

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).