Saturday, September 3, 2011

Week #3 September 6-9, 2011

Literature: Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron" and Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder"
Writing: Literary Analysis
Vocabulary: annihilate, correlate, expendable, infinitesimally, malfunctioning, paradox, resilient, stagnating, subliminal, and undulate 


Homework: 
- SAT vocab notes


Activities
Monday
Labor Day


Tuesday
1. Review Harrison Bergeron and vocabulary before taking the quiz.
2. Take Quiz #2. Discuss.
3. Work on a character study lesson and learn how to use quotes to describe characters.


Wednesday
1. Study an author. View a video on Ray Bradbury.
2. Discuss video.


Thursday
1. Read "Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder.
2. Discuss the story.


Friday
1. Analyze literary technique: foreshadowing in "A Sound of Thunder."
2. Begin writing.

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