College Prep - 12
- Checked and discussed last night's HW.
- Introduced and viewed first 15 minutes of Power of Myth (POM)
- Discussion
- Students were reminded about the essay due tomorrow and advised that anything deemed too personal for a peer to read should be constructed in a manner that will ensure the desired level of privacy. The final copy can be as personal as the student's comfort level allows.
Grade 10
- Journal: what was the most disturbing image in the story and why?
- Homework was checked.
- Journal entry was discussed
- Story's theme was discussed.
- Went over HW. Outline should look as follows:
"There Will Come Soft Rains"By Ray Bradbury
I. The Big Four
a. Characters: the house, dog, fire
b. Theme: technology makes life easy, but it can also control and destroy us.
c. Plot: automated house provides for a missing family, continues operating until a fire starts and destroys it; family killed in nuclear blast
d. Aug. 4, 2026, Allendale, CA
II. Plot Breakdown
a. House is trying to survive after family is gone
b. House versus nature
c. Tree branch crashes through window, fire starts
d. Suspense: where is everybody?
e. Climax: house trying to fight the fire
f. Denouement: House dies, but it still is giving the time
III. Analytical Elements
a. Third person
b. Personification, imagery
- Pd. 3: Essays were returned. Final copy due Friday.
- Pds 4&8: Vocab quizzes returned. Can be retaken. Friday is the deadline.
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