Thursday, 18 September 2025

Sept 18, 2025

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

  • Checking in
  • Recapping yesterday
  • The current plan is for Assignment 1 to be marked by Monday's class
  • Discussion: If cell phones disappeared, the world would be better off.
  • Text 3
    • Background on 1950
    • Background on Ray Bradbury
    • Read-through of "The Veldt"
      • We'll go around the class
      • If you don't feel like reading, you may say pass
      • If you do feel like reading, read for as long as you feel comfortable
  • Reaction:
    • First
      • Opinion?
      • Blame?
      • To what extent is this story an accurate prediction?
    • Second
      • What did you notice?
      • What characterization (appearance, actions, word choice) did you find?
      • What is the tone?
    • Third
      • What is a thematic statement?
      • How does this connect to the other two texts?

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