**ATTN: 4th HAmLit for REMINDERS/INSTRUCTIONS for IN-CLASS WORK WED. 3/18 through FRI. 3/20 J#9 F451/"DOVER BEACH" WRITTEN RESPONSE

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

**IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR IN-CLASS WED. 3/18 LESSON and J#9 WRITTEN RESPONSE on THURS. 3/19 and DUE COMPLETED FRI. 3/20:**

1) Today WED. 3/18 we'll complete the introduction into this lesson/assignment and start the following: 

• FIRST we'll start on and go as far as we can in class with our reading/notes/discussion RE: BRADBURY'S INCLUSION OF MATTHEW ARNOLD'S 19th century poem "DOVER BEACH" IN F451 (WRITING section of binder/given to you WED. 3/18)

2) THEN THURS. 3/19 in class we'll FINISH UP and RECAP everything we accomplished/learned and took notes on RE: the poem "Dover Beach" and Bradbury's use of it in F451 

3) FINALLY, the end of class THURS. 3/19 and ALL CLASS FRI. 3/20, you'll start and work on this written response; be ready to COMPLETE and SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSE BY THE END OF CLASS: IN-CLASS (MLA-STYLE/documented formal/graded) **WRITING CHECK-IN** JOURNAL #9 RESPONSE regarding our last 2-3 day's worth of  PRESENTATION and NOTES/DISCUSSION RE: Bradbury's inclusion of the poem "Dover Beach" within his novella F451

• the specific question for you to answer and ALL instructions/requirements for this FORMAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT will be given Thursday in class before you start writing

• **Also, below is the LINK to the F451/"Dover Beach" relationship/tie-in WE WILL BE DISCUSSING/TAKING NOTES ON WED. 3/18 and THURS. 3/19, **especially the last two sections "Common Themes" and "Lost Humanity" (*also linked on the Classroom post for these days/this lesson): 

F451 and "Dover Beach": Why Bradbury Included the Poem in His Novella

• AGAIN, MORE INFO/instructions FOR THIS IN-CLASS WRITING/JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT TBA EACH DAY AS WE BEGIN, WED. 3/18 through FRI. 3/20, but THIS RESPONSE is your BEST CHANCE thus far to show me how much you can incorporate everything we've practiced over the past 10-11 weeks RE: formal analysis writing skills

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• AND IMPORTANT: FOR THIS J#9 RESPONSE, PLEASE HAVE YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU EACH DAY/THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK! 
• **you'll need it for this IN-CLASS JOURNAL #9 RESPONSE, and after completion of the journal, we'll remove your post-it notes and [finally!] return the book to the library!

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!