First Class Discussion

Big Idea: Ideology, utopia, and imagination

Nuance Academy: Adverb clauses

After today I should be able to: annotate a short story and participate in a discussion.

Reading: You should have two books read by October 1st.

Agenda:

1. Write 10 adverb clauses.
1. Start with an adverb clause. An adverb clause tells when or where the action of the verb occurs. Start with the adverb clause and follow it with an independent clause.
1. Loose sentence:
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he wrote it.
2. Independent clause
1. Before he wrote the essay, Mr. White carefully planned it.
2. Participate in a practice discussion.
1. What is one thing that is really popular right now but future generations will think is silly?
2. What is the worst piece of advice a person can give?
3. “Instinct is no match for reason.”
4. “Chocolate is my Achilles Heel.”
5. If we ever find evidence of intelligent beings beyond Earth, should we try to contact them?
3. Begin reading "Harrison Bergeron." Divide it into sections and look for:
1. Contrasts and Contradictions
1. A character thinks and behaves in a way that we don't expect.
2. An element of a setting is something we would not expect.
3. Question: Why did...How can this help us understand or predict...?
2. Patterns
1. A word is repeated again and again
2. An idea is repeated again and again (but with different words, i.e. war, battle, fighting, etc.)
3. An image is repeated several times
4. Question: Why is the author continually bringing up...?

Homework:

1. Work on your first vocabulary list. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.