We started today's class with the following writing prompt which is paired with yesterday's prompt:
Why can't we have nice things?
(That is to say, how is it that we've have civilized society for so long and have yet to realize a utopia? What is it about society or people that keeps utopias from being reality?)
After everyone had a chance to respond to this prompt, we discussed everyone's responses.
Next, we reviewed for our roots and prefix quiz tomorrow by playing language ninja.
We then returned to our work with Anthem by looking first at a short biography for Ayn Rand and talking about how that would influence her ideas in the book. This lead to a comparison between the society in Anthem as we understand it so far and the society in The Giver.
Handouts:
Ayn Rand - Biography and Philosophy
Anthem - Chapter 1 Annotations
Homework:
Review and complete any annotations for the first chapter in Anthem.
Prepare for the set 5 roots and prefix quiz tomorrow.
Roots and Prefixes - Set 5 word list
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