Brave New World Quotations- Group Discussion April 12th.

Brave New World has a number of significant quotations. 

They are listed below with their page numbers. For each quotation, respond with your reactions, observations, and reflections.

1. “Community, Identity, Stability” (Huxley 1).

2, “That is the secret of happiness and virtue—liking what you’ve got to do” (16).

3.  “Civilization is sterilization” (110 and 121).

4.  “What fun it would be if one didn’t have to think about happiness” (177).

5.  “As a victim, the Savage possessed, for Bernard, this enormous superiority over the others: that he was accessible. One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishment that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies” (179).

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6. “You can’t make flivvers without steel—and you can’t make tragedies without social instability” (220).

7.  “Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery” (221).

8. “Every change is a menace to stability. That’s another reason why we’re so chary of applying new inventions. Every discovery in pure science is potentially subversive; even science must sometimes be treated as a possible enemy” (224-225).

9. “God isn’t compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice” (234).
10. But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.. . I claim them all" (240). 

After your discussion, you will move over to Google Classroom, and an individual, you will pick one of these quotes that you feels embodies and reveals Huxley's meaning and purpose of Brave New World... and why you feel this way. 

EOC Practice for Friday:
Posted also on Google Classroom are two sets of Quizlet flash cards. The first is a review of literary and test terms. The second is a set of comma rules and examples. Please review these for Friday, April 15th.

Monday, April 18th

1. Introduction to the literary analysis paper.
2. Parallelism work:
                        Link #1 Parallelism- Rules
                        Link #2 Parallelism Grammar Link
3. Parallelism practice:
                       Link #1 Parallelism Exercise #1
                       Link #2 Parallelism Exercise #2
                       Link #3 Parallelism Exercise

Keep track of your answers on a piece of paper. Clearly label each group of questions.

Remember: We are up to page 229 in Brave New World on April 13th/14th 

AS10 Literary Analysis Paper

For Monday, April 11th, please read through carefully the literary analysis paper assignment. I will be reviewing it in class on Monday, but I want you all very familiar with the requirements.

The link to the paper assignment is here: Literary Analysis Paper Assignment Sheet

Paper Timeline:
April 13th/14th- Paper preparation handout completed
April 15th- Rough thesis done
April 18th- Full outline completed
April 18th-20th/21st- Research
April 20th/21st- Bring blank note cards to class with research
April 26th- Handwritten rough draft is due
May 2nd- Typed draft for peer editing is due.
May 6th- Paper is due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com (NO EXCUSES).
May 9th- Turn in Handwritten rough draft, peer edited draft, peer scoring guide, outline, paper preparation handout STAPLED in this order when you walk into class on this day. Due by the bell.

This paper will be completed outside of our timeline of class. We will be progressing through the literature we are studying while you will be working on your paper. You will need to stay focused. organized and balanced with both schedules.

Class: April 6th and 7th

1. Brave New World characterization slide project- Google Classroom. Due: Monday, April 11th
2. EOC practice is due by class on Friday, April 8th
3. Up to page 152 in Brave New World. 

Brave New World Group Discussion:

In class today, you will be working in small groups and discussing the following questions. You will be expected to (with most questions) to find textual examples and each member needs to track within their own notes.

1. What are the characteristics of your group's "Utopia"?  Think of an ideal life. Where would it be? What would they be allowed to do? What would they have to do? Would they have any limitations?

2. What do you think are the three defining characteristics of the future described in Brave New World?

3.  So far has the story in the book have any similarities to your group's ideal worlds discussed?

4. Describe the differences between Lenina and Bernard.

5. What is your opinion of Bernard so far?

6. What is your opinion of Lenina?

7. In his descriptions of Indian life on the New Mexican Reservation, what do you think Huxley is trying to tell the reader about the local lifestyle?

8. Take two questions from the Marxist School of Theory and two from the Feminist School of Theory and ask of the first 9 chapters of BNW. 

9. List 4 statements of analytical truths that you have concluded upon in your first 10 chapters of BNW. 

EOC Practice: Week of April 4th-8th

After examining data from the practice EOC Test we took on Friday, I have developed assignments from our "high-need" areas.

There are 5 practices located in USATESTPREP.
They are addressing the following skills:
1.  Reading Literary Texts- Central Ideas
2. Reading Literary Texts- Key Details
3. Reading Informational Texts- Central Ideas
4. Reading Informational Texts- Key Details
5. Reading Literature Texts- Draw from Source Material.

The two areas of Reading Literary Texts and Reading Informational Texts comprise of 66% of the entire EOC Test.

Remember in our discussion on Friday, in preparing for standardized tests, a student should follow the first two steps:

1. Identifying the type of question you are being asked about... what is the skill you need to demonstrate?

2. Reviewing the missed questions for patterns. Did you miss the question because of misreading it? Is there a larger pattern that is shown through large content areas? Smaller skill sets?

Complete these practices by your class period on APRIL 8th. 

Class: April 4th

1. Quiz over Brave New World up through page 122, Huxley background notes, and Dystopian notes.
2. Make sure that you are familiar with the Feminist, New Historicism, and Marxist Schools Questions.