Here’s what we did today:
1. We started class with a debriefing about the Ted Talk discussion you had with someone at home about Drew Dudley’s Ted Talk we watched on the Jan. 21 post on the blog. Kudos to everyone that shared with us during class.
2. We continued debriefing about the fat/big question you chose to respond to last night in your SSEnglish journal.
3. Notes were given about satire and allegory. Get a copy here and remember, your copy should always be more detailed.
4. Copies of Animal Farm were passed out today. Students were given a choice to either borrow a book, or purchase their own for $5.00. Bring in your $5.00 as soon as possible. If you were absent, see us when you return for your copy of Animal Farm.
5. All students were given a purple handout with a glossary of chapter 1 words on the front and chapter 1 questions on the back.
6. Two copies of character sheets were passed out (yellow paper). We cannot post these online so see us for a copy if you were absent.
7. Chapter 1 questions are due on Monday, January 27. Follow Q-A format. Choose 2 of the 9 questions to answer. Write neatly, proofread for GUMS. Use white-lined notebook paper.
Finally, in talking about The Hunger Games and young children involved in the games, someone mentioned about kids being used a child soldiers today. Here’s something we studied a few years ago about child soldiers:
Both of the above video documentaries were not without controversy, but they did introduce and reintroduce the issue of child soldiers in the world especially in this part of Africa.