ATTENTION 4th HAmLit: LONG WKEND HW RDG/J#8 DUE COMPLETED BY CLASSTIME MON. 3/16!!**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

HW DUE COMPLETED BY CLASSTIME MON. 3/16:

1) FIRST, after starting today together, carefully read the rest of Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian" (WRITING section of binder w/J#8 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 Thursday in class; highlight/make note of/be ready to explain for DISCUSSION OF WHAT YOU FOUND/HIGHLIGHTED when we're back in class MON. 3/16:

• LIGHT imagery
• DARK imagery
• COLD/TOUCH imagery
• FIRE/LIGHT/WARM imagery

 **FOR CLASS MON. 3/16, WE'LL ALL LOOK FOR:

• specific SYMBOLS
• A THEME/THEMES at work within the story (**RE: technology, dystopias, knowledge vs. ignorance, following the status quo, FEAR of the unknown, etc.)
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**Also, here's a LINK to the story: 
"The Pedestrian" -Bradbury 
 

3) AND FINALLY, after completion of your reading/highlighting, use the 1/2 sheet given to you in class Thursday 3/12 and COMPLETE the JOURNAL #8 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 #8 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 9-10 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, RE: HOMEWORK COMPLETION/STAYING PROACTIVE, PLEASE REMEMBER: 

• THIS JOURNAL #8 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 THE STORY, THE HIGHLIGHTS YOU MADE, and OF YOUR J#8 RESPONSE MON. 3/16 FOR *VALUABLE PARTICIPATION POINTS!!

**ATTENTION 4th HAmLit: WKEND HW RDG/J#7 DUE COMPLETED BY CLASSTIME MON. 3/9**

4th HONORS American Lit./Comp.

HW TO COMPLETE DUE MON. 3/9:

1) Read the Upfront Magazine (Jan. 9, 2017), informational news article "FAKE NEWS FOOLING MILLIONS" pp. 6-7, given to you in class FRI. 3/6 (WRITING SECTION/ALSO PDF ATTACHMENT ON THE CLASSROOM POST)  

2) THEN, in the WRITING section of your binder, complete JOURNAL #7 by answering/responding to BOTH questions below RE: the article:

• Experts say that fake news sites are eroding the public's ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Why might that be a concern in modern society?

• What does the author [Stoffers] mean when he writes that fake or distorted news is "nothing new" (7)?

**QUICK JOURNAL REMINDERS:

• JOURNAL RESPONSES are 150-200 words (minimum) length, and written or typed responses are fine 
• you may use "I"/"we" [1st person] in these less-formal responses 
• be sure to answer ALL the prompts/questions included and you may also opt to practice "USING THE TEXT to back up your own assertions" (#).

**AND, ATTENTION KIDS: WRITE OUT OR PRINT THESE OUT BEFORE CLASS! DO NOT WAIT TO ASK ME/SHARE w/ME TIL THE LAST MINUTE! You MUST have a 'hard' copy of each of your journal responses ***LABELED WITH YOUR NAME AND J#__ ON THE DOCUMENT!!, PLEASE*** for your BINDER WRITING SECTION!

--MOST OF ALL, BE READY FOR DISCUSSION AND PARTICIPATION POINTS MONDAY IN CLASS for volunteering and adding to our discussion of this article and your JOURNAL #6 response!

**ATTENTION 4th HAmLiT: CLASSWORK/ASSIGNMENT FOR. TUES. 3/3 *AND/OR* HW DUE COMPLETED BY CLASSTIME WED. 3/4**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

TUES. 3/3 CLASS WORK/*or* HW REMINDER DUE/TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS BEGINS WED. 3/4:

In the WRITING SECTION of your binder, IF YOU DID NOT COMPLETE IT TODAY TUES. 3/3 IN CLASS, BEFORE CLASS TOMORROW WED. 3/4, MAKE SURE you've completed the "PRACTICE 10: TRANSITIONAL WORDS" sheet (GIVEN TO YOU ON TUES. 3/3 **AND LINKED ON CLASSROOM as PDF) [FRONT OF SHEET ONLY!!!!]: 

--NOTE AGAIN: YOU HAVE *A MAJORITY* OF CLASS TIME TUES. 3/3 to work on this assignment after we finished some taking some new terms notes

• EVERYONE please REWRITE OR TYPE YOUR TRANSITIONS ASSIGNMENT and add effective transitions/transitional elements to PARAGRAPHS #1 or #2 (AS ASSIGNED TO YOU), and EVERYONE WILL HAVE PARAGRAPH #3 as a practice skill/application for your own graded writing assignments
• **PRO TIP: use the *TRANSITIONS/SIGNAL WORDS* LIST (back side of POWER VERBS SHEET/WRITING SECTION) given to you in class TODAY to help you complete this assignment--IT'S A VALUABLE RESOURCE!!! :)

**SO....you ALL will come to class WED. 3/4 with TWO PARAGRAPHS [either #1 or #2 as assigned/EVERYONE #3] rewritten OR **typed (**with a PRINTED hard copy--it's YOUR responsibility if you choose to go this route--YOU print *or* GET TO ME/SHARE EARLY!!) with added transitions

 

--be prepared to share in class  your improvements/additions to the x2 paragraphs you  improved WED. 3/4 for weekly CCR/participation points!!

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**ALSO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TO CLASS EVERY DAY; we're not done with it just yet!