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12 ANGRY MEN
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epl project (due wed - 1/20)
Either construct a 3-panel storyboard for each rhetorical device (ethos, pathos, logos) using storyboardthat.com.
Or create your own panels for each rhetorical device using your own materials. [Make sure your quality is professional.]
Or create your own panels for each rhetorical device using your own materials. [Make sure your quality is professional.]
My sample project convincing my audience that reading is important and beneficial.
Week of 01/11-15: ANTHEM & rhetorical devices
M - 1/11
- CONTEXT & INSIGHT OF ANTHEM - INITIAL DISCUSSION - CONNECTION TO MAD MAX HW: ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE MAD MAX CLIP BY TOMORROW |
T - 1/12
- REFLECTIVE WRITING - ANTHEM "WE" ACTIVITY - YOU POEM HW: YOU POEM IS DUE THURS - 1/14 & BRING BOOKS TOMORROW FOR SOCRATIC SEMINAR |
W - 1/13
- LETTER ABOUT SEMESTER 2 - ANTHEM SOCRATIC SEMINAR PREP - SOCRATIC SEMINAR 1 - SOCRATIC SEMINAR 2 HW: SIGNED LETTER IS DUE FRI - 1/15 |
TH - 1/14
- PRESENT YOU POEMS - RHETORIC KNOWLEDGE - INTRO. TO RHETORICAL DEVICES HW: STORYBOARD BRAINSTORM |
F - 1/15
- TALKLESS TEXT - RHETORICAL DEVICE REVIEW (MODES OF PERSUASION) - EPL CONSTRUCTION HW: EITHER CONSTRUCT A 3-PANEL STORYBOARD FOR ETHOS, PATHOS, & LOGOS TO CONVINCE YOUR AUDIENCE USING "STORYBOARDTHAT.COM". OR CREATE YOUR OWN PANELS ILLUSTRATING THE 3 RHETORICAL DEVICES TO CONVINCE THE CLASS LIKE THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS GIVEN. (DUE WED - 1/20) |
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WINTER WORK
BRAIN BUILDING for the BREAK: READ, WRITE, and WONDER
Over the winter break, we want to make sure that our molding minds
continue to grow, remain challenged, and keep thinking critically.
Therefore, you will be required to read the dystopian novel Anthem and
write a short essay regarding a personally-selected corresponding prompt.
Over the winter break, we want to make sure that our molding minds
continue to grow, remain challenged, and keep thinking critically.
Therefore, you will be required to read the dystopian novel Anthem and
write a short essay regarding a personally-selected corresponding prompt.
SYNOPSIS
Anthem is Ayn Rand’s “hymn to man’s ego.” It is the story of one man’s rebellion against a totalitarian, collectivist society. This young man, Equality 7-2521, yearns to understand “the Science of Things,”
but he lives in a bleak, dystopian future where independent thought is a crime and science and
technology have regressed to primitive levels.
All expressions of individualism have been suppressed in the world of Anthem; personal possessions are nonexistent, individual preferences are condemned as sinful and romantic love is forbidden. Obedience to the collective is so deeply ingrained that the very word “I” has been erased from the language.
In pursuit of his quest for knowledge, Equality 7-2521 struggles to answer the questions that burn within him — questions that ultimately lead him to uncover the mystery behind his society’s downfall and find the key to a future of freedom and progress.
TASK
PROMPTS
Select one of the following topics:
REQUIREMENTS
Anthem is Ayn Rand’s “hymn to man’s ego.” It is the story of one man’s rebellion against a totalitarian, collectivist society. This young man, Equality 7-2521, yearns to understand “the Science of Things,”
but he lives in a bleak, dystopian future where independent thought is a crime and science and
technology have regressed to primitive levels.
All expressions of individualism have been suppressed in the world of Anthem; personal possessions are nonexistent, individual preferences are condemned as sinful and romantic love is forbidden. Obedience to the collective is so deeply ingrained that the very word “I” has been erased from the language.
In pursuit of his quest for knowledge, Equality 7-2521 struggles to answer the questions that burn within him — questions that ultimately lead him to uncover the mystery behind his society’s downfall and find the key to a future of freedom and progress.
TASK
- Students must read the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, which they must obtain and sign out through Mr. Kalma. Upon completing the novel, they are to write an essay that answers one of the following prompts and adheres to the following requirements.
PROMPTS
Select one of the following topics:
- “It is a sin to write this.” So begins Anthem. But by the end of the story, Equality 7-2521 has a different moral assessment of his action. Do you think Equality’s eventual assessment of his sin is correct? Why or why not? Explain.
- By the end of the story, Equality 7-2521 has changed his mind and become very critical of the leaders of his society, denouncing them in moral terms. Do you think he is correct to do so? Why or why not? Do you think he would agree with the advice that Rand offers in her short essay “How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?”? Explain. *
- Anthem portrays a totalitarian world of the future. In contrast to other such portrayals, the world of Anthem is technologically primitive. What does this imply about the nature of science and technology and the conditions for technological progress, and how do events of the story establish that view?
REQUIREMENTS
- Essays must be able to argue for and justify the students’ view on the selected topic.
- Writing must be clear, articulate, and logically organized and demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of the novel.
- It must be no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 words in length and be double-spaced.
- Spelling errors found on the essay will count against the final grade and should be omitted before submission.
- Essays must be submitted to turnitin.com by Friday, January 8th by midnight. This will be the first grade of your second semester of high school, so be sure that you start reading and writing as soon as possible in order to make it perfect and start 2016 off strong.