The Handmaid's Tale

Students received copies of The Handmaid's Tale and are to read through pg 99 by Thursday.

Diction/Syntax/Tone

Students continued working in groups on the diction/syntax/tone activity we began yesterday. We will continue analyzing sample passages tomorrow.

Diction/Tone/Syntax

Today we worked on finding words that are specific and precise to describe diction, tone, and syntax. Students are to rewrite their last essay and turn it in tomorrow.

We

Today we discussed the conclusion of We. We debated the ending of the novel as well as the author's stance on religion through the text. The literary term project is due Monday.

MC/Open Question

Students continued practicing multiple choice questions. We then transitioned to the open response. Students brainstormed possible choices for a random prompt. We will discuss the conclusion of We tomorrow.

Project

We continued working on MC in class. Students were also assigned the following project which is due Monday: You will be given a literary term to teach to the rest of the class. You will NOT, however, be presenting this term. You must create some type of poster that contains the following: Definition Example Reason for use-what could an author accomplish by using this device Images representative of the device Analogy Anaphora Aphorism Apostrophe Archetype Cacophony Caesura Chiasmus Connotation Denotation Doppelganger Euphemism Euphony Foil Juxtaposition Malapropism Metonymy Paradox Pathetic Fallacy Portmanteau Spoonerism Synecdoche Understatement

We

Today we continued our discussion of We. Students are to finish the novel by Friday. I also sent home a paper about the course requiring a parent signature.

We Poems

Today we discussed the novel We and the reliability of our narrator, D-503. Students received the following assignment which is due Monday: We 10pts Complete both of the following tasks: 1. Ode to OneState: You are to compose a poem either in honor of OneState, The Benefactor, or the beauty of mathematics. The poem must be of a nature that if a Guardian were to read it, you would not face the machine as a result. The structure and style of the poem must also be consistent with the style and structure of OneState. Requirements: • The poem must rhyme • The poem must have 4 quatrains • The lines should be approximately the same length (you don’t want any lines longer than the rest; that would be chaos!). • It must speak of your subject in a very loving manner • 8 ½ X 11 • Typed • Centered top to bottom and right to left. • Try NOT to use figurative language 2. Poem of Rebellion: You are to compose a poem of a rebellious nature. This does not necessarily mean it has to be about rebellion. In OneState, writing from inspiration IS rebellion. You may choose the subject and follow any style you like. Make it as chaotic as possible. In other words, you want to be headed for the machine because of this one. Requirements: • Any structure is acceptable • The paper should look chaotic. If D-503 were to read it, it should drive him nuts. • Similar in length to the first poem.

Today we discussed sample essays for the passage we analyzed in class.

We

Students received copies of We and are to read through record 19 by Friday.

Welcome

Next week students will be exposed to the prose passage analysis essay and a multiple choice section. We will most likely begin to discuss F451 towards the end of the week.