Mrs. Nixon’s Class Code for Ordering

In The Giver, they have created a perfect world or a Utopia. Use the following websites to define Utopia and write a paragraph about what a Utopia might be like.

Definition of Utopia

Utopian Philosophy- what a utopia may be like, how to achieve a utopian society

After writing your paragraph about a Utopian Society, compare and contrast your society to a Utopia. How is Jonas’s world like a Utopia? What have the people in his community had to give up in order to achieve this perfect world? Why?

Finally, here are some examples of “Utopias” that exist today. Choose one and write a paragraph describing life in that community including the beliefs that inspired them to create it.

In a comment to this post I want you to provide at least 2 character traits you would use to describe yourself. Stay positive! After you give the character traits support the traits you provided with details of you exhibiting the given trait.

For example: I am honest. I always tell the truth even when it could get me into trouble. Once I was pulled over for having expired tags on my license plate. When the officer asked if I was aware that my tags were expired, my response was, “Yes, I knew they were expired, and I have no excuse for not having them renewed.” The result of my response was a ticket. You will be happy to know that I went and renewed my tags that afternoon.

I cannot wait to learn more about each of you through your responses!

After reading Chapter 5- “It was our Duty” in An American Plague, I want you to create a headline for each chapter that you have read so far. Write a short “news story” to accompany the headline. Based on what we have read about the economy during this time, create an advertisement for your newspaper. We will add a new article for each chapter of the book.

In your vocabulary workstation, create a table with the headings: word, part of speech, definition, synonym, antonym in Google Docs. Use this website to find the information for each vocabulary word from An American Plague– Merriam-Webster Dictionary. When you finish, be sure to move the document to your folder.
Vocabulary Words: pestilence, scrupulousness, malicious, conspiring, valiantly, ingenuity, daunting, condemned, quinine, and exorbitant

Preview Fever 1793. Be prepared to discuss these questions.
1. Look at both books and compare the title and subtitle of each chapter.
2. How are they similar? Why do you think the authors chose include a quote from a first-hand account?
3. Why do you think Anderson began each chapter with a date? Does Murphy include dates at the beginnings of his chapters?
4. Anderson wrote Fever 1793 as a journal, what does this tell you about the story before you begin reading?
5. Having read An American Plague, does it seem that Anderson conducted research before writing her story? What does that tell us about the genre of the book?

On Friday March 2nd, Americans were encouraged to drop everything and read. That is exactly what we did in class. Here are some pictures of us enjoying a good book. Students please share your favorite book and reasons why people should pick up that book and read it!

Drop Everything And Read!!!! on PhotoPeach

We have been reading Belle Teal, a historical fiction that depicts a small town after the integration of schools. One theme that we have been discussing from the book is, “Hate just creates more hate.” Students think about this statement and how it relates to the events we have read about so far in the book. Give examples from the book that support this statement. Also share your thoughts about this theme- do you agree or disagree with this thought. Be sure to justify your opinion.

We have reached an extremely interesting point in our book- Danny the Champion of the World. We know that Danny’s father wants to ruin Mr. Victor Hazel’s great shooting party by poaching over 200 roosting pheasants in one night. Can it be done? Will it be done? Students please post a response to these questions. In your response include your thoughts on the how will it be done.

We have been reading Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl in class. We have learned many things about Danny’s life with his father at the filling station, his father’s deep dark secret, and even the evil Mr. Hazel. Now let’s draw some conclusions about the book. Please comment what you think is going to happen next based on what we have read so far. In your comment, also include a cause and effect statement based on an event in the book.