Friday, January 17, 2013: Finish Reading Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Questions with Textual Evidence Chapter 1 Map
In you composition notebook, do a free write about whatever you want. What is on your mind? What about the world makes you happy, or what about the world is bothering you?
Objective: Students will analyze collectivism in Chapter 1 by citing textual evidence. Agenda: Quick Write Quiz Finish Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Questions Map Activity Homework: Read your choice book over the weekend.
You will have a quiz over Greek roots 1-38, with particular emphasis on # Please put away your composition notebook, flash cards, etc. You will have about 5 minutes. Once you complete the quiz, turn it over and read your choice reading book. Please stay quiet until everyone is finished.
Logos = logical appeals to the mind, requiring rational thought, reasoned proofs, and factual support Pathos = emotional appeals to the heart, often with specific examples of suffering or potential threats using imagery Ethos = ethical appeals to the audience’s sense of right, justice, and virtue, using the values and integrity of the writer/speaker
Definitions: Text: The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, or condensation. Evidence: A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment. Textual Evidence: The use of someone’s original words from print for the purposes of proving a point or strengthening an argument, statement, or answer to a question. Important Rules: Refer to the text in present tense. For example, “Equality is a seeker and when he seeks he finds…” Cite the page number of the quotation. For example, Equality’s curiosity is evident when he states, “Blah, blah, blah” (21).
What are some examples of this world’s most advanced technology? Why are friendship and love discouraged in Equality’s world? What are Equality’s feelings about what he is working on in the tunnel? If Equality could choose his own profession, what would he choose to do? How does Chapter One of the book better help us to understand the word “transgression”? What are some examples of transgression in the chapter?
Chapter 1 of Anthem helps the reader understand “transgression” because Equality gives examples of transgressions in his society. First, Equality says while in the tunnel, “And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone” (17). This quotation shows that it is important to be a part of society, and being an individual is against the law. Another transgression is to prefer or want. For example, Equality states, “This is an evil thing to say, for it is a transgression, the great Transgression of Preference, to love any among men better than others, since we must love all men and all men are our friends” (30). In this society, choices are made for people for the better good, so they cannot choose themselves.
Some examples of the advanced technology in Equality’s world are glass and candles. According to Equality, the Home of the Scholars discovered “how to make glass, which is put in our windows to protect us from the rain” (24). Another example of technology is candles made “from wax and string” and which they discovered “only a hundred years ago” (24). In Anthem, these discoveries are their new technology because learning from the past is gone.
If Equality could choose a profession, he would choose to be a scientist. When Equality was in the Home of the Students, he preferred some lessons; for example, he “loved the Science of Things” (23). Because of this, he “wished to be sent to the Home of the Scholars” (24). If he were at the Home of the Scholars, he could ask questions and study, which would help him become a scientist.
In groups of 3-4, you will create a map of Equality ’s world as described in chapter 1. Put everyone’s name on the back of the construction paper. You may use pencil, pen, colored pencils, or markers to create you map. Please clearly label all the locations listed on the assignment sheet.