Agenda Juniors - American Short Stories Freshmen - Fahrenheit 451

Step 1: Please a separate piece of paper and answer the following questions. Step 2: Start a fresh page, date it and title it Journal In preparation for your performance task we are going to have a discussion on what it means for a poem to be a poem. First, how do we know when we are reading poetry? Good Morning/Afternoon

SBAC Poetry Poetry is usually different from what we call prose, which is written or spoken language in a more straightforward, everyday style. I am going to display and read two pieces of writing. Think about which one you would consider a poem, and how you are able to make that decision.

SBAC Poetry Example 1:Example 2: Rain on the face of the sea, Rain on the sodden land, And the window-pane is blurred with rain As I watch it, pen in hand. Mist on the face of the sea, Mist on the sodden land, Filling the vales as daylight fails, And blotting the desolate sand. When warm rain falls through cooler air, water evaporates from the warm rain. It subsequently condenses in the cool air forming fog. Such fog can be quite dense. It generally will persist as long as the rain continues. Since temperature rises little during the day, there is little diurnal variation in rain induced fog. Improvement in visibility cannot be expected until the rain stops or moves out of the affected area. Which one of these two examples is a poem?

SBAC Poetry The elements in the left hand column apply to Example 1 & Example 2. For instance what is the purpose of Example 1, and what is the purpose of Example 2...Work in your groups to complete this chart. Be Prepared to present your answers to the class. Writing ElementsExample 1Example 2 Purpose Point of View Imagery Form

SBAC POETRY Now that we have determined some elements that make these two pieces of writing different, we will get some practice applying them. For this exercise, imagine that you are a writer trying to create a poem based on the National Weather Service’s description of rain-induced fog: When warm rain falls through cooler air, water evaporates from the warm rain. It subsequently condenses in the cool air forming fog. Such fog can be quite dense. It generally will persist as long as the rain continues. Since temperature rises little during the day, there is little diurnal variation in rain induced fog. Improvement in visibility cannot be expected until the rain stops or moves out of the affected area. Write 2-4 lines of poetry, using some of the details from the paragraph above. Be sure to consider some of the writing elements discussed in the previous exercise (Purpose, Point of View, Imagery, Form).

SBAC Poetry Example 1:Example 2: Rain on the face of the sea, Rain on the sodden land, And the window-pane is blurred with rain As I watch it, pen in hand. Mist on the face of the sea, Mist on the sodden land, Filling the vales as daylight fails, And blotting the desolate sand. --Rudyard Kipling, “Commonplaces” When warm rain falls through cooler air, water evaporates from the warm rain. It subsequently condenses in the cool air forming fog. Such fog can be quite dense. It generally will persist as long as the rain continues. Since temperature rises little during the day, there is little diurnal variation in rain induced fog. Improvement in visibility cannot be expected until the rain stops or moves out of the affected area. -- National Weather Service Glossary: Rain Induced Fog

Step 1: Please grab your notebook, & Fahrenheit 451 Step 2: Start a fresh page, date it and title it VOCAB Juggernaut (pg. 133) Veered (pg. 135) Retching (pg. 137) Vocab Quiz on Thursday! Good Morning/Afternoon

Partner Writing Assignment Get on a Shared Google Doc With your partner you will copy and past both of your charts and your additional evidence gathered so far onto one Doc. Then you will write a 4 paragraph essay on the power of storytelling and what happens if we were to lose it. Each partner is in charge of 1 body paragraph and one other paragraph (intro & conclusion). It should read like a cohesive essay not two separate pieces.

Connection to your Articles 1.At the bottom of your three column charts determine a central idea of the text and assess whether the author’s reasoning is valid. 2.What issues raised in Fahrenheit 451 connect with your article? Find a quote from Fahrenheit 451 that connects with each claim you used in your chart.

Recall a person you saw today on your way to school. Describe this person and invent a story about them: Who is he/she? Where is that person going? Invent a distinct characteristic or hobby you think this person would have based on what you observed about him/her this morning. Relay Writing

Part 3: Burning Bright 1.What is Mildred’s main concern as she runs out of the house? 2.What feelings does Montag have about the burning house? 3.While Montag was in flight from the scene of Beatty’s murder, what thought occurred to him about Beatty? 4.What is the explanation which Montag and Faber arrive at for how so very much could have happened within one week? 5.What are Montag’s impressions of the land across the river? 6.When Montag complained about being unable to remember Mildred, what explanation did Granger give him? 7.What was Granger’s philosophy on life, taught to him by his grandfather, and handed on to Montag? 8.Describe the effects of the war as Montag imagined them. 9.What is the promise at the end of the novel? Fahrenheit 451 Possible Quiz Q’s