May 15, 2018

Objective:  I can understand the connections between Lord of the Rings and Beowulf.  
Agenda:  

• Entry Task: Get out pen(cil) and piece of paper. Review the questions on the handout.
  • Follow along with Clash of the Gods: Beowulf and answer the questions
  • Go over answers with a partner and be sure you have them all
• Exit Task:  You will turn these questions in tomorrow with your National Geographic and Beowulf excerpt questions.

Objective:  I know the definition of a dystopia; I can identify the elements in a story by Ray Bradbury, and I can brainstorm ideas for my own dystopia.  
Agenda:

• Entry Task:  What is your favorite dystopia book or movie?
  • While the dystopia montage is playing, copy the definition from the handout into your short story section of your anthology.
  • Follow along to "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (15 min.)
  • Follow the steps in the handout to brainstorm or begin your own dystopia story.  
• Exit Task:  Answer at bottom of your journal:  Why do you think dystopia is such a popular genre right now?