4th Honors American Lit./Comp.
HW DUE MON. 2/26:
1) FIRST, THIS WEEKEND carefully read Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian" (WRITING OR NOTES** section of binder w/J#7 1/2-sheet response IN WRITING SECTION)2) ALSO, as you read, HIGHLIGHT WITHIN THE TEXT the specific figurative details/LITERARY ELEMENTS NOTED BELOW that I assigned TO EACH PERSON Friday; highlight/make note of/be ready to explain for DISCUSSION OF WHAT YOU FOUND MONDAY:
- LIGHT imagery
- DARK imagery
- COLD/TOUCH imagery
- FIRE/LIGHT/WARM imagery
- specific SYMBOLS
- **EVERYONE LOOK FOR A THEME/THEMES at work within the story (**RE: technology, dystopias, knowledge vs. ignorance, following the status quo, FEAR of the unknown, etc.)
"The Pedestrian" -Bradbury
3) AND FINALLY, after completion of your reading/highlighting, use the 1/2 sheet given to you in class Friday 2/23 and COMPLETE the JOURNAL #7 informal/personal response writing assignment [question ALSO given below] (WRITING section):
Bradbury himself stated, “You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
Now that you've read both Fahrenheit 451 and “The Pedestrian,” for JOURNAL #7 in your BINDER WRITING SECTION, EVALUATE Bradbury's words ABOVE and what they mean to you. Consider both texts and use the plot similarities and insight you’ve gained from our readings and many other discussions from the past 7-8 weeks of class to help you respond to and evaluate his statement.
**REMEMBER:
- Journals are INFORMAL but COMPLETE; ALSO, PLEASE HAVE A HARD COPY (PRINTED OR WRITTEN) FOR CLASS!!!
- 150-200 words
- You can use "I" in your response
- Use the text(s) mentioned (characters/plot/themes/etc.) to back up your response
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--AND FINALLY: THIS JOURNAL #7 ASSIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE PRESENT IN HARD-COPY FORMAT OF SOME KIND (*PRINTED OR WRITTEN) IN YOUR WRITING SECTION OF YOUR BINDER; BE READY FOR DISCUSSION OF YOUR RESPONSE MON. 2/26 FOR *VALUABLE PARTICIPATION POINTS!!
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