OUTLINE FOR REVIEW for SCIENCE FICTION UNIT TEST

I. Plot, characters, details
- "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
- "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
- "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
II. Elements of Science Fiction
- Extrapolation
- Catastrophe
- Technology
- Futurition
III. Literary Terms
- Dynamic Character
- Static Character
- Round Character
- Flat Character
- Tone
- Mood
- Foreshadowing
- Theme
- Figurative Language : simile, metaphor, personification
- Plot elements - exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
- Imagery
- Situational irony
- Verbal irony
- Symbolism
IV. Ray Bradbury

Week 6 Sept 27- Oct 1, 2010

Topic:
Literature: "Searching for Summer" by Joan Aiken
Writing: Literary Analysis
- Write the rough draft.
- Write the final draft.
- Grammar and mechanics
Vocabulary: commiserate, disengage, indomitable, rudimentary, savoring, unavailing, voluble, and wizened

Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes - due every Thursday
- "Searching for Summer" study guide - due Wednesday, Sept. 29, after reading
- Grammar - Language Handbook exercise - due Friday, Oct 1
- CASPAR chart - due on Thursday, Sept. 30 if it was not finished on Wednesday, Sept. 29

Activities
Monday
Science Fiction Unit test

Tuesday
1. Work on an activity in your Grammar Hanbook Language Exercise, Worksheet 8.
2. Write the literary analysis rough draft if you are not finished with it.

Wednesday
1. Read "Searching for Summer" and answer guide questions.
2. Create a CASPAR chart.

Thursday
1. Go over the vocabulary in context.
2. Work on Vocabulary study, practice, and strategy.

Friday
1. Write the literary analysis final draft.
2. Study for next week's quiz.

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Week 5 Sept 20-24, 2010

Topics:
Literature: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (Unit 3: Narrative Devices)
Writing: Literary Analysis
- pre-writing
- introduction
- body
- conclusion
Vocabulary: manipulate, oblivious, paranoia, silhouette, sublime, tremulous

Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT Format - due: every Thursday
- Essay outline - due at the end of class on Sept. 20
- Essay rough draft - due - Sept 21 - postponed
- Essay final draft - due - Sept 24 - postponed
- PSAT MOCK test on Sept 25

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #3 - Figurative Language/ "A Sound of Thunder"
2. Complete essay outline.

Tuesday
1. PSAT practice test.
2. Look at question stems in PSAT.
3. Go over the grammar worksheets submitted last week.

Wednesday
1. Discuss the BIG QUESTION: Is technology taking over?
Read about the author.
2. Read and annotate "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury.

Thursday
1. Write rough draft and edit and proofread. - postponed
Watch the "Ray Bradbury" video documentary and take notes.
2. Work on Vocabulary study, practice, and strategy. - postponed

Friday
1. Write the final draft. - postponed
Work on Vocabulary study, practice, and strategy and complete short story study guide.

Week 4 Sept. 13-16, 2010

Topic:
Writing: Literary Analysis
- pre-writing
- introduction
- body
- conclusion

Homework:- Grammar packet Worksheets 4, 5, and 6 - Due: Sept. 14
- Analyzing figurative language - Due: Sept. 15

Activities:
Monday
1. Quiz #2 "A Sound of Thunder" and vocabulary
2. Discuss quiz.
3. Receive literary analysis packet and go over the mechanics.
4. Beainstorm ideas for the literary analysis.

Tuesday
1. Go over Grammar worksheets 4, 5, and 6.
2. Practice on more grammar exercises.
3. Pre-write essay and develop the thesis statement and introduction.

Wednesday
1. Continue writing the literary analysis essay.
2. Use context vocabulary or academic words in the essay.
3. Develop the body and conclusion.

Thursday
1. Edit and proofread introduction and body.
2. Write the conclusion of the literary essay.

3rd Week Sept 7-10, 2010

Topics:
Literatute: "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
Grammar: Sentence fragments, parts of speech
Vocabulary: annihiliate, correlate, expendable, infinitesimally, malfunctioning, paradox, resilient, stagnating, subliminal, and undulate

Homework:
- Vocabulary notebook - every Thursday
- Grammar packet - due Tuesday (in class work)
- Study questions - due Wednesday (in class)
- Foreshadowing activity - due Thursday (in class)

Activities
MondayHOLIDAY

Tuesday
1. Quiz #1 "Harrison Bergeron" and vocabulary
2. Grammar packet - worksheets 4 and 5.

Wednesday
1. Read and annotate "A Sound of Thunder."
2. Answer study questions while reading.

Thursday
1. Work on foreshadowing activity.
2. Discuss activities.

Friday
Edit and proofread essay and write the 3rd and final draft.