Welcome! I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend. This week, we'll finish 1984 and begin drafting our final essays for the unit.
TUESDAY: Finish watching "Black Mirror: 15 Million Merits" and discuss. What are some similarities with the world in the episode and 1984? What are some similarities between the world in the episode and our current society? What might the writers have been showing us about the effects of technology in our lives? Discuss Book 3: Chapter 1 in class. DUE: Book 3, chapter 1 read for today. HW: Begin brainstorming and outlining ideas for final unit essay, bring to class on Wednesday. Read Book 3: Chapter 2 for Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY: Introduction to rubric for essay, lesson about developing a thesis statement (claim). Begin outlining process for essay draft. Discuss chapter 2 and parts of chapter 3 of Book 3 in 1984. HW: Work on outline for essay, including evidence from fiction and nonfiction sources. Read chapter 4 (6 pages) for Thursday.
THURSDAY: Discuss chapters 4 and 5 of 1984: Book 3 in class. Work time on laptops to complete outline for final essay, focusing on finding evidence to support claim statements. All of the evidence we have examined in class is posted on the website: please feel free to use quotes from any of those passages/episodes to support your argument. HW: Finish 1984, (chapter 6) for Friday, (9 pages). Finish draft of outline.
FRIDAY: Whiparound: thesis statements. Discuss the end of 1984. Bring 1984 book to class to turn back in. Have outline ready for check-off. Work in pairs to peer review each others' outlines. HW: Using peer revision notes, begin draft of essay for next Tuesday.
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