**ATTENTION 4th HONORS AMLIT: IN-CLASS READING/HIGHLIGHTING/J#7 ASSIGNMENT FOR CLASS/TO BE COMPLETED WED. 3/5**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

**CLASSWORK** TOGETHER DUE COMPLETED/FOR WED. 3/5:

1) FIRST, TODAY, WITH ME, LET'S 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, LISTEN IN CLASS AS I GUIDE YOU WITH SOME WORDS/DEFINITION OF IMAGERY, AND as we read, YOU WILL EACH HIGHLIGHT WITHIN THE TEXT the specific figurative details/LITERARY ELEMENTS NOTED BELOW that I assigned TO EACH PERSON IN CLASS Wednesday before read; highlight/make note of/be ready to explain for DISCUSSION OF WHAT YOU FOUND MORE IN DEPTH FRIDAY 3/7 when we meet again COMPLETELY:

• 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.)

**Also, here's a LINK to the story: 
"The Pedestrian" -Bradbury 
 

3) AND FINALLY, after we complete the reading/highlighting for the short story,  use the 1/2 sheet given to you in class today 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 8-9 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

**************

--AND FINALLY: THIS STORY READING, HIGHLIGHTING, AND JOURNAL #7 ASSIGNMENT ARE USUALLY A HW ASSIGNMENT. SO, YOU EFFORT AND **BEST WORK** NEEDS TO BE PRESENT IN WHAT YOU PRODUCE TODAY. ALSO, LET'S WRITE OUT THE J#7 RESPONSE, SO I WON'T NEED TO PRINT ANYTHING, PLEASE AND THANK YOU?? 

--ALL THIS TODAY GOES IN YOUR **BINDER WRITING SECTION, and BE READY FOR MORE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF THE STORY, THE HIGHLIGHTS YOU MADE, and OF YOUR RESPONSE FRI. 3/7 FOR *VALUABLE PARTICIPATION POINTS!!