Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Feb 8, 2022

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

English 12

  • Checking in
  • Before I forget: remember to give a "thumbs up" to the Teams post. If you don't see it, please come tell me.
  • "The Lottery"
    • Context on the story
      • Shirley Jackson and the era
    • Offer a reaction:
      • What is your opinion of it?
      • How can you connect it to something else you've seen (a movie, a book, a news piece, another person)?
      • How can you connect to it personally?
    • Freewrite - reaction
    • Identifying literary terms
  • Literary terms (you're encouraged to take notes, or have a plan for notes)
    • Foreshadowing
    • Thematic statement
  • How might this story apply to Project 1?
  • Tomorrow, we'll listen to a speech ("This is Water" by David Foster Wallace. Heads up: some discussion of suicide) and analyse it

New Media 10

  • Checking in
  • Before I forget: remember to give a "thumbs up" to the Teams post. If you don't see it, please come tell me.
  • "All the Troubles of the World"
    • Context on the story
      • Isaac Asimov and the era
    • Offer a reaction:
      • What is your opinion of it?
      • How can you connect it to something else you've seen (a movie, a book, a news piece, another person)?
      • How can you connect to it personally?
    • Freewrite - reaction
    • Identifying literary terms
  • How might this apply to Project 1?
  • Writing exercise: Predict 75 years from now
  • Literary terms (you're encouraged to take notes, or have a plan for notes)
    • Foreshadowing
    • Thematic statement
  • Tomorrow, we'll listen to a song ("Freedom" by Beyonce) and analyse it

English 9

  • Checking in
  • Before I forget: remember to give a "thumbs up" to the Teams post. If you don't see it, please come tell me.
  • "The Veldt
    • Context on the story
      • Ray Bradbury and the era
    • Offer a reaction:
      • What is your opinion of it?
      • How can you connect it to something else you've seen (a movie, a book, a news piece, another person)?
      • How can you connect to it personally?
    • Freewrite - reaction
    • Identifying literary terms
  • How might this apply to Project 1?
  • Writing exercise: Predict 100 years from now
  • Literary terms (you're encouraged to take notes, or have a plan for notes)
    • Foreshadowing
    • Thematic statement
  • Tomorrow, we'll listen to a song ("Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman) and analyse it


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