I told you I would tell you all about the quiz tomorrow if you read the blog. Here it is.
The five questions will be as follows:
1) Name the eight main parts of speech.
2) Tell me what goes on both sides of a semi-colon.
3) What part of speech comes after a semi-colon but before the comma?
4) Define an independent clause.
5) Where does the introductory clause go in a sentence?
It pays to read the blog. 100% if you did.
We tried to figure out what Bradbury's purpose was in his story "The Pedestrian". That was a little difficult. We had some reasonable ideas from all the groups, but they were usually pretty safe guesses and very surface oriented. Bradbury, like most authors, wants to challenge his readers to look deeper. That's what I want you to do too. Now we decided on a couple possible topics. In period three they looked like this:
Option#1: Bradbury's purpose was to explain that futuristic technology can not only be a distraction but can be dangerous if used incorrectly.
Option #2: Bradbury's purpose was to show that technology can have a negative impact on society.
Both of those ideas are similar. Your job tomorrow will be to select one of those options and explain/support/find evidence for why you feel it is the best answer.
In period four they looked like this:
Option#1: Bradbury's purpose was to show that electronics are absorbing us.
Option #2: Bradbury's purpose was to show that "something" is taking over our lives.
Both of these ideas are also similar. They are also more vague and not as strong as the ideas from period three; although, they have a similar idea running through them. You will also need to make some choices, period four, and then back up those decisions with evidence/support/quotes from the text.
"Old Glory" is on its way. I'll sign the Archer card of whoever comes up to me and tells me what Old Glory is a nickname for.
See you soon.
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