Scribe 1-28-2016

Today in class we watched videos on new inventions of technology and how they can be scary or resourceful. 

We talked about a world full of glass and the glass is called Gorilla Glass. Everything is made out of it including your walls, phone, books, and even your car! 

Smith discussed how it can be scary if someone hacked into the glass because then they could see what you do everyday and your daily routine from the coffee shop and the bus station all the way to your safe and comfy home.

Our homework was to finish reading chapters 1-5 in Little Brother and write three thought provoking questions for the fishbowl tomorrow. 

Little Brother 1-5 Period 5

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Little Brother 1-5 Period 3

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Scribe January 27, 2015

Agenda

• Visited Senior Government class and talked about infringement of privacy, the NSA, and the Patriot Act

Homework

• Read chapters 1-5 of Little Brother (due Friday)
• One quote question, two thinking questions
• Google Site

Scribe January 26, 2016

Agenda

• Watched an advertisement for a security system and talked about comparisons with 1984
• Checked out Little Brother books and signed up for fishbowl (only one)
• Created Google doc. and added quotes from 1984 to learned and not learned 
• Talked about NBA tracking movements of players on the court
• Discussed how IDs can potentially track students and teachers and read article about girl expelled for not wearing tracker

Homework

• Read chapters 1-5 of Little Brother (due Friday)
• One quote question, two thinking questions
• Potential poster work (depending on groups)
• Google Site

Scribe for January 26, 2016

In Class:

• We worked on our Poster
• we found more examples and quotes from 1984
• We had discussions with our group about 1984
• We talked a little about Little Brother

Homework:

• Read Chapters 1-5 of Little Brother by Friday
• Come up with three questions for Little Brother
• One wondering
• One thinking
• One with a quote

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Scribe January 25, 2015

In class:

• Fishbowl 224-298
• The inner circle discussed the betrayal of Winston and Julia to one another while being tortured.
• The outer circle discussed emotions and the importance of keeping them out of this society.

Homework: 

• Google Site
• quotes (bring in 451 and 1984)
• copy of Little Brother

1984 Period 3 225-298

Live Blog 1984 Period 3 225-298

 

Scribe January 22, 2016

In Class:

• Work on 1984 Posters
• add examples
• find quotes
• Reading Time

Homework:

• Read 224-end
• Fishbowl Monday
• Google Sites 

1984 Period 5 225-298

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Scribe 1-21-16 & 1-22-16

• Reading Day
• Think about connections between 1984 and Fahrenheit 451
• Work in groups to make posters about what we have learned, not learned, where we are going, and solutions for where we are in the book 1984
• Homework
• Read 1984 pages 224-end for fishbowl Monday
• Work on your Google site

1984 Period 5 167-224

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1984 Period 3 167-224

Live Blog 1984 Period 3 167-224

 

Scribe - January 15

In Class:

• We had our fishbowl for pages 117-167

Homework:

• Read 167-224 by Wednesday, January 20.
• distrubute your reading throughout the weekend (like 12 pages a day: you'll be happy that you did. We have been warned that this is a boring section)
• google site work

January 15, 2016 Scribe

January 15, 2016 Scribe

Today we had a fishbowl to discuss pages 117-167. The homework for the break is to read pages 167-224 in 1984 due Wednesday, and continue working on your person Google Site.

- Riley T.

1984 Period 5 117-167

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1984 Period 3 117-167

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Scribe (Period 5) - January 14

In Class:

• We read and discussed : Where do we see Big Brother like language in Presidential addresses?
• For the rest of the class period, we had silent reading time to read pages 117-167 for our FISHBOWL TOMORROW

HW:

• Finish reading (117-167) for fishbowl tomorrow
• 3 questions for {Friday's}fishbowl
• 1 quote based
• 1 wondering
• 1 thinking
• google site (link below for tips)
• Google Site helpful tips

Scribe January 14, 2016

HW: Read 1984 pages 117-147 and write three questions for the fishbowl tomorrow (quote based, wondering question, and thinking question), and work on personal Google sites.

In class today we used the majority of the time to read pages 117-147 in 1984. We also analysed State of the Union speeches for language similar to Orwell's writings of Big Brother.

~Riley Tennant.

1/13/16

Today we had a fishbowl over pages 69-117.

Homework:

• Pages 117-147 of 1984 (Fishbowl on Friday) 
• Google Site
• Some tips for the site: Here

Smith also gave us a heads up that we should read 167-224 a little ahead of time because it is a boring section. Don't save it completely for Sun/Mon, break it up over Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 

1984 Period 5 69-117

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1984 Period 3 69-117

Live Blog 1984 Period 3 69-117

 

1/12/16

Today we had a work day in Smith's class. We worked on reading pgs 69-117 of 1984. We have a fishbowl tomorrow.

HW:

• Read to pg 117 in 1984, 3 questions, 1 must be quote-based
• fishbowl tomorrow. 

1/8/16 Scribe

Today we began class by doing a "mental health check" and really just discussing the first week of semester 2 and how it's been going.
Next we discussed our political cartoons with our groups and chose the best of the modern cartoons and the best of the 1940 cartoons
We finished the rest of class with a fishbowl on "1984" pages 1-69.

HW for the weekend: read "1984" pages 69-117 by Wednesday

1984 Period 5 1-69

Live Blog 1984 Period 5 1-69

 

1984 Period 3 1-69

Live Blog 1984 Period 3 1-69

 

Scribe for January 7th

• Signed Up for Fishbowls for 1984
• Background of George Orwell
• Born In British-India
• 1984 was written in 1948, just after WW2
• Imperial Police Officer
• Younger Sister, Brought to London by mother, can relate to in book
• Wrote Several Political Essays, Like a Prequel to 1984
• Researched Totalitarianism, (USSR) Communism, Natzism/Facism,
• What do you want the government to do?
• Pros and Cons of Hitler
• He was good at first
• Germany lost all checks and balances
• Chose his cabinet
• Blamed the Jews
• Shifted to Totalitarianism and Nazism

• We have the greatest disparity from the wealthiest to poorest

• People think we will grow farther and farther apart, moving towards Nazism
• How can literature make social change?
• 1984
• Mind Control
• Kids Raised with Big Brother
• No Laws but “Recommendation”
• Smith Doesn't ban Music, but really does not recommend certain type of music.
• Thought Crime is all guesswork
• Kids Betray Parents
• Spies
• Hormones make bad choices
• One Party System
• Constantly Monitored
• Political Cartoons
• Analized everything from color to font

HW:

3 Questions

• A Question About a Quote
• A “I wonder” Question
• A Open Ended Question

Read pages 1-69 of 1984

Scribe Jan 6

Sorry it's up late had practice last night and didn't have a chanceto put it up
Make sure you are signed up for scribe twice.

Also today we worked on our digital profiles so you should get started and come see smith if you need help!

HW: Read 1-69 in 1984, bring two political cartoons 1 from 1940 and 1 modern

SCRIBE 1/7/16

• signed up for fishbowls
• Reviewed Background Info: What do we need to know?
• Basic plot level understandings in 1984
• plot
• setting
• characters (what do we need to clarify)
• 1984, Orwell, and Hitler
• Discussion on Political Spectrum
• What kind of government is this class
• Read 1984 (38-69)
• political cartoons (now v. then) discussion/dissection

• HW: read for tomorrow, fishbowl 1-69, 3 questions(quote,  based, wondering question, thinking question)

Scribe Jan 5

Today in class we went over the course syllabus which can be found in the slideshow.

If absent you should start thinking about ideas for your google site that you want colleges to see.
-Things that make you look well rounded and represent who you are

Also pages 1-69 are due Friday in 1998 so I suggest you get reading :)