Dec. 16 - 20: Science Fiction Reviews

Character Awards worksheet DUE Mon. Dec. 16th 
Final DEADLINE for 2013 term 2 work is Fri. Jan. 10, 2014.
 
Thurs. Dec. 19 - Fri. Dec. 20
- We'll be viewing  The Truman Show.  Following completion of the movie, we'll complete the movie review and discuss ethical issues and documentary-like elements of this film through discussion of questions from the study guide.
- Popular Mechanics calls The Truman Show one of the ten most prophetic science fiction movies ever made. What connections can you make between this movie and our media studies unit?
 
Wed. Dec. 18
- 15 min. gallery walk to examine the mind maps created on the theme of "duty."
--Write a complete sentence thesis statement that answers the question: What are the three most important duties of an individual in society today?
- Then write two more complete sentence thesis statements connected to the theme of duty: one must refer to literature title studied in this class; one must reference a character from one of the texts (Romeo and Juliet, Animal Farm; The Chrysalids).
- View the DVD Test Anxiety.

Tues. Dec. 17
- Run-on sentence review exercises.
- Library group discussion: Making connections
--- At tables in the library :
-----1. Look up the word "duty."
-----2. In a group, discuss how the concept of "duty" connects to Animal Farm, Romeo and Juliet, and The Chrysalids.
-----3. On a sheet of poster paper, create a collaborative mind map to reflect the connections your group has made involving these three texts and the concept of duty.

Mon. Dec. 16
- The Chrysalids character awards discussion.
- Complete the book review assignment for the novel The Chrysalids.
- Finish viewing Watch the Skies documentary on science fiction.