Why do the townspeople agree to take part in the lottery and turn against each other? Do you think their willingness to take part in the lottery makes them bad people? Why or why not? Can you think of any real-world examples where people have done bad things for what they believed to be a greater good? Cite examples from the text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

This assignment is due 01/19/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

After watching the film version of "Harrison Bergeron," please answer the following questions and be prepared to discuss.

Please write a formal one paragraph response to the following: What is Kurt Vonnegut’s message in the short story “Harrison Bergeron”?
*****Think about: the message (theme) the author conveys through the story and look at what the characters do and say in order to develop this message?

Add a new Google doc to this assignment and use your previous CER notes to help you construct a stronger CER.

Use the following resources: No No Word list, Analysis Guide, MLA format sheet, thesaurus, (google list of transitions), and Write Like a Pro notes.

I added an outline for you to follow.

You will work on these in groups today during class. Be prepared for a discussion tomorrow (Wed. 1/13). Students who discuss the text will receive a discussion grade in PowerSchool.

In a C-E-R, Please select 2 examples of foreshadowing from the presentation slides, and explain how they enhance the story? Create a new Google doc under this assignment. Remember everything we discussed about CERs from the other week,. Format your doc using the MLA cheat sheet.

Hand write answers to the 8 questions on a separate sheet of paper. To receive full-credit, you MUST write complete, thoughtful sentences. These questions will require you to revisit the text in order to fully answer the questions. Please attach and upload a picture of your handwritten answers to this assignment by tomorrow evening (1/6). This assignment will guide our wonderful class discussion on Wednesday. Be prepared to share!

UPDATE: PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS OR HAVE PART OF YOUR FACE IN THE PICTURE (this can be done using your computer camera or phone camera!)

Rather than hunting for big game, today you'll take the more civilized path of hunting for those wiliest of literary devices: similes. Find and record the words from the story to complete each passage from the text.

While you read the text with Mrs. Parr:
~Annotate for the following: 5 w's (who, what, when, where, & why)
~the main idea
~the hook
~strong verbs
~showing vs. telling
~dialogue
~lesson learned/moral

Please upload you questions here by Friday 12/4! Make sure your answers are in complete sentences and properly punctuated. Also, your answers should be in another readable color other than black.

After reading the chapter "The Beginning of the War," please complete the multiple choice questions in Amplify.

This is due Friday 11/20!

1. Follow along with Mrs. Parr (Amplify Library OR Use the PDF document attached to read/listen to "Dar Es Salaam")
2. Amplify Assignment: Unit 8A Sub-Unit 3 Lesson 3 Two kinds of Hot
3. Re-read the description below the chart.
4. The chart is started for you with an example from the letter as well as the memoir.
5. Fill in the chart with two more examples. Use the text below the chart as a guide for evidence.
6. Turn in completed chart to GC assignment

After you finish reading chapter 1 The Voyage Out, please answer the multiple choice questions on Amplify. You can access it through my Google Classroom under Week 3 Assignments.

Fill out these notes with me during class today!

1. See Directions on how to add Noredink and this class if you forgot how to log in.
2. Work on “NoRedInk Diagnostic (35 minutes).” DUE SUNDAY 11/8

1. Pick ONE slide from below to edit (do not edit anyone else’s slide!)
2. In the center of the slide put your name & the name you prefer to be called
3. Fill in the the text boxes.
4. Decorate the slide with pictures, change the font, etc. - Make it your own!