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We’ll start with a short interview from Ray Bradbury and talk a bit about what we think he’s up to.
Then, we’ll work in small groups to answer the following study questions.

What is Montag doing at the beginning of the novel?
Why does the girl Montag meet upset him?
How is life in [...]

Welcome back from our brief sabbatical. Here’s the plan.
First, go ahead and turn in your SAT-prompt essays. I’ll ask you a bit about your use of evidence and how the first essay went.
Next, in small groups I’ll ask you to answer reading questions about the first section of Anthem.

Why does Equality 7-25 say [...]

We’ll start by reading “Brain Candy” by Malcolm Gladwell and then I’ll ask you to write a 200-word blog post explaining whether or not you agree with the author’s idea that popular culture is making us smarter. Afterwards, we’ll discuss.
Then, you’ll turn in your SAT-prompt essay and we’ll talk briefly about what evidence you [...]

We’ll start off with a quiz–prep, take, go over. Turn in your copy of F451.
Then, you’ll get a chance to peer edit the SAT prompt essays. I’m looking for clear thesis statements and three very specific examples. I’ll show you some possible examples and then you can tell me if they are [...]

I want to start with the 1st paragraph of Hazlitt’s “On the Pleasure of Hating” and do an in-class exegesis. Summarize the excerpt then analyze the rhetorical strategies Hazlitt uses including metaphor, analogy, allusion, alliteration, parenthetical remarks, periodic/looses sentences and irony to put forward his idea.
Next, we’ll do a peer edit of the MLK [...]