8A+English+2010-2011

Welcome to the 2010-2011 School Year!

Walking with Living Feet - Story for Final []

Science Fiction Unit:

Notes:



**__They're Made Out of Meat:__** In your WNB: ¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc). ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): Humans are sometimes considered the most highly evolved organisms on Earth because of their ability to communicate. How might this short story humble humans? Observations about the new-found organisms’ techniques for communicating are what most disgusts the explorers. What does this indicate about the explorers? Describes how the explorers might travel and communicate. __** ﻿A Sound of Thunder: **__ Mini-Creative Writing Story: Write the missing scene in your Writer's Notebook. On page 7, after "Not that way!" Eckels disappears from the story as he makes his way back to the time machine. We know that he stepped off the path at some point. Write the missing scene (approx 1 paragraph). Did he realize he stepped off the path? Was it intentional or an accident? What was his reaction? Be sure to include and identify at least one element of surprise, and identify where it is in the margins. (slow motion, fear, urgency.) In your WNB: ¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc). ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): ¨ The title “A Sound of Thunder” has several different connotations. List all of the places you find the phrase “A Sound of Thunder,” the page #, and what the connotation is. __**The**__ __**Feeling of Power:**__ In your WNB: ¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc). ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): ¨ Which do you consider more powerful, a computer or the human brain? Explain your answer. Compare the story's society, with its attitudes on technology and advancement, with today's real human society. What similarities or differences do you notice?

__** Dial vs. Digital - (5/5)﻿ **__ __** ﻿ **__ Read pages 1-2.

In your WNB: ¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc) ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): ¨ Create a cause and effect chart (on board) and analyze the article.

**__The Fun They Had__ (5/9-5/10)**

In your WNB: ¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc). ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): Maggie contemplates the ‘fun they had’ at the old kind of school. Do you consider school fun? Why or why not? Would you prefer Maggie’s type of school? Can you think of a better way to have school? Create a compare and contrast chart – compare school in 2157 to school in 2011.



__**Little Brother**__ (5/10)

In your WNB: ¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc). ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): ¨ While this story is ‘science fiction,’ it captures a typical sibling relationship. Was there a moment in the story where you were able to relate to either Peter or the little brother? Share that story. ¨ What kind of society do you think this is? Robot? Half human with AI babies? Something else?

__**There Will Come Soft Rains (5/11-5/12)**__

In your WNB:

¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc). ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): ¨ Find all the times ‘rain’ is used and describe what it stands for

¨ Bradbury says that his stories are ‘cautionary tales’ – that is, they contain warnings. What warnings about technology and its excesses could be read into this story? What do you think of this warning – do you think it is important to think about? Talk about your responses to the story.

__**Bullies with Big Fat Heads (5/12 &5/16)**__

In your WNB: ¨ Title. Author. ¨ Kind of Science Fiction: (alien, space, etc). ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): ¨ “Bullies aren't born, they're made.” In this story why do you think the Newbies are bullies? ¨ Should Derek have beat up Minix? By the end, could Derek be considered a bully?

__** A Class Divided: **__ [] [] In Your WNB:

¨ Title. ¨ 1 sentence summary. ¨ Answer the following question(s): ¨ Did any part of the film surprise you? Do you think someone of a different race, ethnicity, or religion would also find it surprising? ¨ In the prison seminar, one of the white women asserts that all people face some kind of discrimination. Another woman challenges her, claiming that whites can't really know what it's like to face discrimination every minute of every day. What do you think? ¨ It's easy to understand why third-graders might not refuse to obey their teacher, but when the exercise is done with the prison guards, why don't any of the adults object?

To listen to "A Christmas Carol" Stave 3 starts with Part 9 []

Victorian Parlor Games: []

8A Webquest pages **Stop #** **4. ** **Workhouses.** **Go to: ** __ [] __
 * Stop # 1: Charles Dickens Timeline. Go To: **[]
 * Stop # 2. Map of London. Go to: **[]
 * Stop # 3. Victorian Era. Go to: **[]
 * Stop # 5. School. Go to: **[]
 * Stop # 6. Reading Dickens. Go to: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Stop # 7. Wreck! Go to: **<span style="color: #001ff0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">If you are finished with these questions, and there is still class time left, you have two options: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A. <span style="color: #001ff0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">B. <span style="color: #001ff0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] <span style="color: #001ff0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">C. [] - just don't put your name/e-mail in at the end.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Congratulations, you’re done! Good job! **

The Raven Audio: [] - click on the 2nd link

Edgar Allan Poe Video: []

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If you attend this event, or any event similar to this sponsored by the S.R.A.C. in Waverly, NY, and write a 1 page, double spaced, review of what you saw, you can earn 10 bonus points. []
 * Extra Credit!**

__**Extra Credit Opportunity:**__
 * Open to**: Any student who has all worked turned in
 * What**: After reading a book OR after watching a movie relevant to English class, complete a book review or movie review form and turn it in.
 * How much**: 7 points to be added on to your lowest grade (can be done no more than 2 times a marking period.)
 * Note** – I must approve the book/movie ahead of time.

Bell Ringers: 1st Marking Period

Bell Ringers: 2nd Marking Period

Vocabulary Square template that you can use if you want to.