Friday, May 30

• Optional Journal: Choose any journal topic since May 6. Write it in paragraph form with topic sentence and strong supporting details. Revise and edit. Type. Due Tuesday. This is optional. Remember, journals are quiz grades (30% of your grade). If you made low quiz grades (including source annotations, paper outline and revised/edited rough draft), you should do this assignment. It will only help your grade.

• Students defined "Can U Read Kant" active reading vocabulary and were given the opportunity to finish the active reading assignment.

• Students were given a chart to write all missed vocabulary words on and fill out.

• Students took Quiz #4 over Fahrenheit 451. They were told they could get the graded quiz after school or come by my office on Monday so they can have it to study for the test on Tuesday.

• Students were given a test review.

• Students turned in Fahrenheit 451 projects. They were given the opportunity to present their project for 5 extra points.

• The Fahrenheit 451 test is on Tuesday, June 3!
  

Wednesday, May 28

JOURNAL: If Fahrenheit 451 were made into a movie today, who would play Guy? Clarisse? Mildred? Beatty? Faber? Why would you cast these actors in these roles?

We finished reading the book. The quiz is postponed until next class, Friday, May 30.

ACTIVE READING #2: “Can U Read Kant?” Due Friday.

• Vocabulary 1 (if your birthday is Jan. - June). Vocabulary 2 (July - Dec.) Assignment: Make a graphic organizer or cinquain for each word. Give an example &/or 2 synonyms for each word.
• As you read, compare the article to Beatty’s explanation of the history of books in “The Hearth and the Salamander.”
• Mark Bauerlein is the author of the book The Dumbest Generation that this article reviews. What do you think of him? What are your assumptions of him? (Age? Race? Religion? Married? Single?) Why?

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Due Tuesday with test. This is worth 20 points of your test grade. This will be done outside of class (regardless of what the assignment says). You will not receive credit if it is illegible. If you have bad handwriting, type it!

HOMEWORK:

• Study for quiz over part 3 "Burning Bright"
• Active Reading #2 – vocabulary, comparison, questions
• Projects are due Friday.
  
  

Friday, May 23

Journal: Write about something you are passionate or feel strongly about. 1/2 page

We finished reading Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451, "The Sieve and the Sand." We took a quiz over Part 2.

Homework:

• Read the copied selection of Part 3 "Burning Bright" (These copies were given in class. If you weren't in class, you should read through page 136 of Part 3 ending with "He ran very fast away from the house, down toward the river." If you don't have a book, the reading can be found here: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/murat.goc/451.pdf - pages 52-63 in this pdf).
• For all vocabulary words (green packet, page 37), complete 1 of the 4 vocabulary activities. Remember, I will be dropping the lowest quiz grade. HOWEVER, if you fail to turn in this vocabulary homework at the beginning of class, and Wednesday's quiz is your lowest, it will NOT be dropped.
• Be prepared for a quiz over Part 3 on Wednesday, May 28. This includes vocabulary.

Grade sheets were given to each student. If you have questions concerning your grade, you need to see me AFTER school. You may also e-mail me with any questions.

Papers were also handed back. If you want to continue improving your paper and grade, you can see me after school Tuesday - Thursday (May 27 - 29), and we will work something out.

Friday, May 16

• Journal: Write about “something” that has made you THINK (this could be a book, movie, event, quote, etc.) ½ page
• Turn in homework (Vocabulary & Active Reading)

• We finished reading “The Hearth and the Salamander” (part 1 of the novel)

• Fahrenheit 451 project assigned (major grade)

Tentative Calendar

• May 23 – finish part 2. assign part 3 reading for homework
• May 28 – finish part 3
• May 30: Project due & Test Review
• June 3 – Fahrenheit 451 test
  
• June 5 – Final Exam Review

Homework: Read Part 2 “The Sieve and the Sand” through page 93 (copies provided). Expect a quiz, including vocabulary (pages 35 & 36 in green packet – study however is best for you).

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

• Journal: Write about a day in your life you would like to live over again. ½ page minimum

• Vocabulary: packet pages 33 & 34. Read the sentences on page 33. Then try to answer 1-8 on page 34.
• Vocabulary Homework: Define each word using a dictionary or dictionary.com. Choose a vocab activity (from the packet) to complete for 4 of the most difficult words.
  

• All classes read through the top of page 56 (ending….”fitting nuts and bolts”)

Active Reading Homework: Article “All Fired Up”

• Indicate (circle, highlight, underline) unfamiliar words. Then define them.
• Jot down thoughts as you read.
• Respond to the article in at least 100 words. Consider: Have you read anything so far that warrants this book to be banned? Why or why not? What do you think of the people who want the book banned? The student? The father?

Next class, we will finish reading part 1 (reading assignments 1 & 2), "The Hearth and the Salamander." There will be a quiz when we finish reading - this includes vocabulary from reading assignments 1 & 2.

Fahrenheit 451 online

The text of Fahrenheit 451 can be found online here:

http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/murat.goc/451.pdf

Monday, May 12, 2008

Journal: Make a chart in which you compare & contrast things that are similar & different in the world of Fahrenheit 451 and our world.

Vocabulary: Write an acrostic poem for each of the remaining vocabulary words. Add this to last week's vocabulary (cinquains & graphic organizers) and turn in when you finish.

Reading: We finished reading assignment #1 (through page 34 "...put a stop to his plans")

QUESTIONS
What is the significance of the temperature "fahrenheit 451"?
How do we know that history has changed?
How is conformity “forced” on the people?

• How do the parlor walls promote conformity?
• How does the burning of books/illegality of reading books promote conformity?
• How does driving fast promote conformity?

TECHNOLOGY & ITS FUNCTIONS

• What is the function of the technology in the book? Parlor walls? Electric bees? Transportation system?
• How are these functions compared/contrasted to today’s technologies & how we are affected by them?
• How does watching tv/listening to music/driving fast prevent someone from thinking?
  

Symbolism
Salamander: mythological reptile, resembling a lizard, that was said to live in fire. It endures the flames without burning.
Phoenix: in Egyptian mythology, a lone bird that lives in the Arabian desert for 500 or 600 years and then sets itself on fire, rising renewed from the ashes to start another long life; a symbol of immortality

RESEARCH PAPER CORRECTIONS DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 14!

• If you made below 84, you may make corrections.
• You can receive up to ½ a point for each point missed.
• The maximum grade you can get for corrections is 83.
• Corrections due Wednesday, May 14.
• If your major mistake was not having a Works Cited, you can turn in the Works Cited page for -15 today.
• Turn in the original final draft, the new final draft, and the blue rubric.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14: THERE IS A QUIZ OVER READING ASSIGNMENT #1 (through page 34, "...put a stop to his plans.") Vocabulary will be included on this quiz.

Thursday, 8 May 2008

Journal: Write about your childhood memory/memories of books. 1/2 page

Vocabulary:

• (in class) Choose 3 of the words (packet page 32) and write a cinquain for each.
• (homework) Choose 3 more words and make a graphic organizer for each.

Quiz: tentatively set for Wednesday, 14 May

In-class reading: Read through page 24, “and opened his mouth….”

Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Research papers, folders, and note cards were turned in at the beginning of class.
Thursday, 8 May 2008 is the last day to turn these in (for -15 points).

Today, we began reading Fahrenheit 451.
•2nd & 4th periods read through page 14 (ending at …let his lips go on moving and moving.)
•6th read through page 12 (ending …separate, and therefore cold bed.)
•Homework: Vocabulary packet – pages 31 & 32. Also, define words using a dictionary or on dictionary.com.

English 10 Extra Credit Options

Purchase Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and donate to the school for an extra 10 test points. Books due by May 8. (We will begin reading this book on Tuesday, May 6.)

Freerice.com extra credit due by May 30.
1. Log on to Freerice.com

2. Answer vocabulary questions: every correct answer donates 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger.

3. Highlight your rice bowl, the number of grains you have donated, and the banner below them. Print the selected text. DO NOT copy and paste the text into a word document, just print the highlighted sections directly from the website. You may only have one printout from any given day (the date along with the URL will automatically print at the bottom of the page when you print directly from the website).

4. When you have collected all of your grains of rice, you may submit all of your totals together for extra credit.

∞ Additional HW Grade of 100 = 2,500 grains of rice.

∞ Additional Quiz Grade of 100 = 7,500 grains of rice

∞ +10 test ponts = 10,000 grains of rice


You may receive the above grades and test points only once. After that, you will receive 10 daily points for each additional 2,500 grains of rice.