Magnet Community: Incoming Freshman
Hello All Incoming Freshman: (be sure to check out http://thebishopclassroom.blogspot.com/)
My name is Ms. Bishop, and I am the 9th grade Magnet English Teacher at Robert E. Lee High School. Currently, you all should be working on your summer reading which is Fahrenheit 451 and Little Prince. There is a summer reading activity.
MAGNET 9th GRADE ENGLISH
Summer Reading:
Fahrenheit 451
Little Prince
The summer analysis activity can be found online at the above website.
On the first day of school, there will be a test on both books. Bring in both novels to class.
9th Grade: Dialectical Journal Assignment
Directions: Below is an example of a dialectical journal entry. For your 2 summer reading assignments, you must complete a total of 10 Entries for EACH of the novels. One of the novels is Fahrenheit 451; the other is based on community. COPY the following chart onto separate sheets of paper, ONE for each novel. MAKE SURE to follow the example below. Be prepared to hand in the assignment on the first day of school. There will also be an essay question for each novel during the first week of school. Be ready for it.
Outline:
A. Quote w/ page number
B. 1-2 sentence(s) comment using 1 stem to guide you
C. Explain in 3 sentences how the quote connects to one of the major ideas listed above.
EXAMPLE 1
A. Quote from Source w/Page Number
A quote is word for word from the text. It can be a phrase, an entire sentence, and what someone says.
For Example:
“We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the constitution says, but everyone made equal” (99). Fahrenheit 451
B. You must comment on the quote beginning with one of the following stems:
1. This quote reminds me of…
2. I agree or disagree with the author’s point because…
3. This character reminds me of…
4. I predict…
5. This quote is important to the meaning of the story because…
6. The setting here is important to the story because…
For Example:
I disagree with the quote because I value people who are different because of religion, culture, language, looks, etc. What is equal? For the second part of the quote, I kind of agree. Everyone can be equal; however, if I work harder than someone else, I should be rewarded.
C. (Respond with at least 3 complete sentences.) Each quote must connect to one of the following ideas throughout the story:
1. Life/Death
2. Censorship
3. Technology
4. Religion
5. Maturity
6. Knowledge
(Each idea may only be used twice.)
For Example:
This quote connects to the idea of RELIGION because people from different cultures are alike, yet different in many ways. People, however, should be treated equally and fairly. Not everyone believes the same thing.
EXAMPLE 2:
A. Quote
“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach man's mind” (125).
B. Response:
Fahrenheit 451 This quote reminds me of the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In the movie, the Nazis are burning all of the books so as to shut out any ideas that they don’t agree with.
C. Connection: The characters in the book think that books, a vital source of knowledge, must be destroyed. They believe the books are so dangerous and might make people actually think. This quote connects to the idea of KNOWLEDGE because books are an important source of new ideas within society
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