October 1-5: 10th Grade World Lit

This Week: This week we will begin our unit on dystopias. Please make sure to have a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (or 1985 by George Orwell, if you have cleared it with me) with you in class on Monday, October 1.

Monday, October 1:

• Vocab Unit 4: Intro Words
• Fahrenheit 451 book check
• Dystopia Notes
• PowerPoint
• Note Sheet
• Begin reading and annotating "The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuin
• Annotation guide and 1-pager assignment

Tuesday, October 2:

• Continue work for "The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas"
• Annotations and 1-pager DUE at the end of class!

Wednesday, October 3:

• Vocab Unit 4 Homework DUE
• Write 10 original sentences using 10 vocab words from Unit 4.
• Vocab Practice
• Discuss "The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas"

Thursday, October 4:

• Vocab Practice
• Intro activity Fahrenheit 451

Friday, October 5:

• Unit 4 Vocab Quiz

Next Week:

We will continue our exploration of dystopias through Fahrenheit 451.

Important Dates:

• Friday, October 5: Unit 4 Vocab Quiz