Block 5 Scribe 1-29-13

Welcome to Mrs. Smith's 5th Block

Homework:

• Read to the end of Little Brother (Epilogue and After word too)
• Write down 3 questions to go with the Little Brother passage
• Work on CSAP packet (Due Friday)
• Think about Little Brother/1984 Paper

Grammar for Today

Subject

Verb (There is more than one!)

Preposition/Prepositional Phrase/OP

Direct Object

Appositive

Sentence One:

can you come over and watch the movie casablanca after school

Sentence Two:

the ahs chemistry club visited boulder colorado for an experiment

Little Brother/1984 Paper Prep

Due on Valentine's Day (2-14-13)

Steps

1. Topic
2. Ideas
3. Modern examples
4. Figure out how you want to showcase you paper

• Power Point about Paper is on Agenda Calendar for Week 4
• Ideas for learned and not learned
• We generated ideas in class
• One part of paper is what have we learned
• Second part is what haven't we've learned
• Third part is where are we going as a result of the 1st two (problem we see)
• Fourth part is how are we going to fix the problem we see
• No personal words any where in paper
• Have to use Little Brother and 1984, but can use other sources too
• 1st and 2nd paragraph need examples from Little Brother, 1984, and Modern Day
• Should not resemble a black and white paper
• you can use video
• you can use pictures
• you can use animations
• you can use graphs
• you can use any thing you want to (different colors, fonts, ext.)
• only requirement is that it needs to cover the four different paragraph prompts (there still needs to be writing)

Ideas we Have Not Learned

• how far privacy can be taken
• know where the line between control and protection resides
• benefits of a controlling government
• how to solve problems in our own society
• the importance of our personal freedoms
• the balance of safety vs. security
• how much government
• difference between a terrorist and an activist
• dependence on technology for knowledge
•  the dangers of apathy
• one person can change the world
• trust between people
• how to solve your inner struggles
• the importance of individuality
• consequences of complacency
• meaning of equality 
• putting too much faith in the system (name system)
• how truthful the government is
• how to know what is right
• how to look past our selfish desires

Ideas We Have Learned

• how to compromise
• power of a group
• importance of expressing opinion and emotions
• how to recognize problems in our own society
• change doesn't by itself
• technology isn't always used for good
• we have to make something happen
• making people aware of the problem
• strength in numbers
• scaring people into complacency 
• bystander effect
• technology can be used for good
• how much power the government has on us
• importance of having support of people you close to
• people see things differently
• how to motivate social change