***3rd HONORS AMLIT HW RDG/HIGHLIGHTING/JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT DUE BY CLASSTIME MON. 9/21***

 3rd Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

HW DUE MON. 9/21:

1) Over the weekend, carefully read Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian" given to you F2F Thursday 9/17 (**WRITING** section of binder)

2) As you read, HIGHLIGHT WITHIN THE TEXT the specific figurative details/LITERARY ELEMENTS I assigned TO EACH PERSON Thursday; highlight/make note of/be ready to explain for DISCUSSION FOR PARTICIPATION/DISCUSSION POINTS 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.)

**Also, here's a LINK to the story: 
"The Pedestrian" -Bradbury 
 
3) FINALLY, after completion of your reading/highlighting, use the 1/2 sheet given to you in class Thursday and COMPLETE JOURNAL #3 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 #3 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 five 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 F2F 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

--F2F KIDS, ONCE MORE (**and VIRTUAL VIA COMMUNICATION WITH ME!!): THIS JOURNAL #3 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, THE ASSIGNED HIGHLIGHTS WITHIN THE STORY, AND THE STORY ITSELF MON. 9/21! 

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**ALSO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO STILL BE BRINGING YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TO CLASS EVERY DAY; we'll continue with and finish up with it next week!