March 5, 2018 - March 9, 2018 Weekly Agenda for ERWC
Monday, March 5th: Go over the judges' results for your presentations.
How to calculate your scores:
3/5 will calculate to 60%
5 = 5
4 = 4.25
3 = 3.75
2 = 3.25
1 = 2.5
You add the numbers together
And the divide the sum by .775
Move the decimal to get percent
Go over the agenda for the rest of the semester.
Tuesday, March 6th:
Check out Brave New World
You will be assigned groups to create presentations on the following aspects of Brave New World. You will create power points and presentations which will analyze the following aspects of Brave New World:
Plot, Characters, Themes, Figurative Language, Motifs
The first presentation will begin on Monday, March 12th and continue through Tuesday, March 13th.
Standards: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development
Target: to read, discuss, understand the underpinnings of
the dystopic society of Brave New World
Agenda:
Read, discuss pages 1 – 7 of Brave New World
Reflections: Read and write questions you may have over the
process of fertilization process in this society
Went over the agenda for Monday and Tuesday, March 12th
and 13th
8:20 Presentations of Brave
New World
Slide Show
Each person in the
group needs to produce at least one to two slides covering pages 1 – 59 in
Brave New World
You will need to
discuss and produce slides on the following topics:
1. Plot
2. Characters – describe them and analyze
3. Themes
4. Figurative Language
5. Explain the process of fertilization in
Brave New World
E Explain the Bokanovsky Method
Explain the process of social conditioning and the reasons for it
E Explain the Bokanovsky Method
Explain the process of social conditioning and the reasons for it
Wednesday, March 7th:
Read Brave New World
From “The Bokanovsky Process” (page 4, my copy) to “ And in
exceptional cases…” (page 6, my copy)
Discussion: themes, "The Other", social stability, etc.
Brave New World Groups
Group 1: Leonela, Daylan,
Precious, Melany, Kayla,
Front row by the front door |
Group 2: Nicholas, Katherine Carpio, Gabrielle, Stephanie,
Monai
DSR on stage |
Group 3: Modi, Shobhana, Jose, Germain, Katherine Quezada
By the second window |
Group 4: Ashley, Kenneth, Henry, Jonathan, Guadalupe,
By the clock |
Group 5: Kaelyn, Johana, George, Wendy, Doug
By the third window |
Group 6: Benedict, Maybelin, Alejandra, Noelia, Cheyenne
By the fire extinguisher |
Thursday, March 8th:
Standards: Analyzing complex literary text; synthesis of components of literary text; communicating and analyzing complex literary text both verbally and in writing
Standards: Analyzing complex literary text; synthesis of components of literary text; communicating and analyzing complex literary text both verbally and in writing
Target: Understanding
the social structure of Brave New World and
the science behind it.
Agenda:
Students are to break
into their groups to read and discuss the first 59 pages of Brave New World.
The students should:
Take
notes
Discuss
Analyze
for: plot, characters, themes, motifs, figurative language
Divide
up the work on the presentations and the power points
Each
person must produce at least two slides.
Please
write your name on the slides you produce
Please
e-mail your slides to me by midnight Saturday, March 10th at
Reflection:
At the end of the
period please write a brief reflection on the following question:
What
do you lose when you are safe but
not free?
Put kids into groups
to read and analyze the first 56 pages of Brave
New World.
Friday, March 9th:
Friday, March 9th:
Break into groups and work on your Brave New World presentation. Please remember to email your slides
to me by Saturday night.
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