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November 7, 2014 English 8: The Open Road Mr. Cabat

November 7, 2014 English 8: The Open Road Mr. Cabat. Toccata & Fugue in D Minor Johann Sebastian Bach 1730’s. Aim: “I don’t notice it anymore. It’s just a part of me:” Dystopian Fiction, Day 3. ***SCHEDULE NOTES***. Monday 11/10 – Audra’s visit

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November 7, 2014 English 8: The Open Road Mr. Cabat

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  1. November 7, 2014English 8: The Open Road Mr. Cabat Toccata & Fugue in D Minor Johann Sebastian Bach 1730’s Aim: “I don’t notice it anymore. It’s just a part of me:” Dystopian Fiction, Day 3

  2. ***SCHEDULE NOTES*** Monday 11/10 – Audra’s visit Tuesday 11/11 – No school. And WHY do we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11? Wednesday 11/12 – Book Groups Thursday 11/13 – Reading lesson. Vocab list Friday 11/14 – Regular lesson, followed by Of Mice and Men trip.

  3. DO NOW “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. from Welcome to the Monkey House As you listen to the story, consider the idea that while the story takes place in 2081, it was written in 1961. What do you think Vonnegut is trying to say about his own time in the story?

  4. Allegory allegory 1. a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. 2. a symbolical narrative

  5. What Comments About Our Society Today is Suzanne Collins Making in The Hunger Games? The Hunger Games as Allegory

  6. In-Class Reading • As you read your dystopian novel, think about ways in which the author of your book might be using the story to teach some lessons or make some points about society today. Jot down those thoughts in a T-chart in your reader’s notebook Oh, Cabat said allegory…

  7. Homework • Continue reading your book, and create a T-chart about how your book reflects problems in today’s society. • Be sure that for all your entries in the reader’s notebook in the weeks to come, you have a date at the top, as well as the work you’re reading and the pages you’ve covered for that entry. • Book clubs and schedules coming Wednesday!

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