October 23, 2019

Periods 1 and 2:
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Periods 1 and 2:
Text: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
Objective: Determine the impact of specific words, phrases, and literary devices in the poem

“The New Colossus.”

We started by reviewing literary terms:
Alliteration: the repetition of sounds at the beginning of adjacent or nearby words.
Juxtaposition: close placement of two different things/ideas in order to emphasize the difference between each.
Personification: giving non-human entities human characteristics or qualities.

1. Read the poem once to see how it sounds. Track the rhyme scheme.
2. Reread, focusing on "literal" meaning. Annotate the left side of the text. What is LITERALLY going on in each section/stanza?
3. For the THIRD READ: Think more deeply. How could the poem have a deeper meaning? What is the significance of ________ ? Try to locate and explain the terms that are listed above.

At the end of the period, we turned to our notebook to respond to the prompts HERE.

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Periods 3 and 4:

Objective: Compare/contrast what is normal and abnormal in the society to Fahrenheit 451 to that of our own.

Montag, after talking to Clarisse.

To begin, at your tables, we thought about what was normal. In this story, a work of sci-fi, there are elements that may appear normal, even though it is sci-fi. What do people say, do, or think, that is normal when compared to our society now? (Concrete Details)

Compared to or society at another point in history? (To the best of your knowledge)

You made a list of things with people at your table, then add to the whiteboard.

We repeated the process for what is abnormal.

After, you had time to finish work on pages 10-21 (in Notebooks).

For homework, read up to page 31 and respond on the Google Form.

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Period 6:

We began the period, discussing the following Spreadsheet of Questions at our tables. If you didn't submit your questions by the beginning of class, you can use someone else's, but you receive no credit.

After, we went through these Slides, focusing on the personification of the town. 

You can follow along with the Slides above and take notes here.