1. Bell Work9/30 Have you ever really wanted something, but your parents wouldn’t let you have it? Or maybe you wanted to go somewhere/do something that your parents wouldn’t allow? Explain the situation. How did you feel? How did they feel? How was it resolved? (I paragraph)

2. Annotation worksheet!

3. “The Veldt” By: Ray Bradbury Year: 1950 Genre: Science fiction, dystopian

4. Dystopian Dystopian fiction (sometimes referred to as apocalyptic literature) is the creation of an utterly horrible or degraded society that is generally headed to an irreversible oblivion, or dystopia.

5. Ray Bradbury Web Quest Who is Bradbury? When did he live? Where was he from? What did he write? What was his main genre? What did he do besides write? What were his interests?

6. Watch “The Veldt” by Deadmau5

7. PSAT Question of the Day Critical Reading > Sentence Completions Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Mr. Warmington considered himself a connoisseur of fine wines, claiming he could ------- variations in taste and quality among any range of vintages he was served. (A) purvey (B) discern (C) efface (D) mollify (E) debate

8. Bell Work 10/1 What if the world lost all power tomorrow? Describe what would happen if our world lost technology. Use detail. Write like a narrative.

9. Bell Work 10/2 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. A ------- person, he found the training almost unbearably monotonous, but he resolved to check his ------- and perform the basic tasks required. (A) bitter.. submissiveness (B) reclusive.. reserve (C) dynamic.. restlessness (D) mercurial.. constancy (E) vivacious.. ambition

10. Understanding Conflict Plot is often created through conflict Conflict is what drives the plot of a story What are the two kinds of conflict? – External = outside forces – Internal = emotions & fears

11. External Conflict Man vs. Man – A character has a conflict with another character or group of characters Man vs. Society – Man has a problem with a societal issue Man vs. Nature Man vs. Technology

12. Man vs. Man Examples: – Two volleyball teams get into a verbal altercation over an unfair call. The referee must break it up before things get physical. – Two boys compete to impress the same girl. – A student leaks a video of another student screaming about how much she hates everyone in school.

13. Man vs. Society Examples: – A man is hesitant to exit his home, because people are afraid of the burns on his face. – A gay couple faces scrutiny for holding hands in public.

14. Man vs. Nature Examples: – A woman gets trapped by a fallen tree while on a walk. She has to survive the night and attract help. – Katniss must survive by eating berries and hiding in trees.

15. Internal Conflict Man vs. Self – A character has a problem with themselves. A star dancer has trouble performing after forgetting her dance A student challenges himself to get a better score on his SAT.