The document provides learning outcomes and discussion questions for analyzing Ray Bradbury's short story "The Other Foot". It focuses on identifying the story's themes of prejudice and revenge/forgiveness. Students are asked to explain how the black main character Willie initially wants revenge on the white man coming to Mars, but decides to forgive him after understanding he has faced hardship.
The document provides definitions and examples of usage for several phrasal verbs related to the story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. It defines phrasal verbs such as "to call in" meaning to request someone's presence, "to have a look" meaning to examine or inspect, and "to lock up/out" meaning to prevent access or entry. It also gives examples of the phrasal verbs "to throw a tantrum", "to turn off", "to drop by", and "to break into".
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The story follows a family that lives in a highly automated home called the Happylife Home, where all tasks are handled by machines. The children become obsessed with the home's virtual reality nursery, which can create any imaginary setting. The parents grow concerned after seeing the nursery depicting lions eating a dead animal. They call a psychologist who recommends reducing technology use. During one last nursery visit, the children lock their parents inside where the lions kill the virtual versions of the parents. It's later revealed the lions had actually killed the real parents, showing how the children's obsession in virtual reality led to tragedy.
The document provides background information and learning objectives for studying Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt". It discusses key plot points, themes of revenge, illusion vs. reality, and character analyses of the main characters George, Lydia, Peter, and Wendy Hadley. The story is about a family with a high-tech "Happy-life Home" that creates virtual realities for the children, though it starts to have negative effects on the family dynamics and relationships.
This document provides learning outcomes and questions to guide understanding of short stories about prejudice and themes of revenge, forgiveness, and racism. The learning outcomes include identifying plot features, characters, language effectiveness, and key themes. Questions probe comprehension of vocabulary, story settings, characters' motivations and perspectives, and messages concerning prejudice, Jim Crow laws, and how language and themes are conveyed.
The document provides background information on Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt" and summarizes key elements of the story. It was written during a time of racial segregation in the 1950s when television was becoming more common. The story involves a family living in a high-tech home with a virtual reality nursery the children use to play out savage scenes from Africa. This leads to increasing conflict between the passive, technology-reliant parents and their children seeking adventure, culminating in the children threatening the parents. The nursery comes to symbolize the dangers of replacing human relationships and purpose with passive technology.
This document discusses feminist listening as an approach to research. It defines listening as actively processing information to understand rather than refute, which empowers both parties. Feminist listening requires empathy, nonverbal feedback, patience, openness, dialogic retention through memory and questions, and reciprocity through turn-taking without domination. The main points are that listening is a skill, equal to or greater than speaking, and can be empowering when embraced within feminist discourse and research.
This document provides learning materials for studying the short story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. It includes a plot summary, discussion questions about themes of revenge and illusion vs. reality, analyses of literary devices and characters, and activities for students. The story is about a family whose house is automated by a technology that can create any setting on demand. When the parents decide they want to turn the nursery off, their children conspire to kill them by manipulating the technology.
This is to help students understand the process of essay writing. I have highlighted the thinking process to assist with understanding when they are gathering, processing and applying information.
The document provides an analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It examines the narrative structure, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also analyzes the narrative viewpoint, setting, themes, and style of the short story. The document is intended to help readers understand and evaluate the key elements of Poe's classic work.
This document provides a plan for a student to complete a writing course requirement consisting of two pieces totaling around 600 words each. It recommends starting with an editorial and also including a short story where the narrator's perspective changes, like in The Tell-Tale Heart. A five-step plan is outlined for the short story involving introducing characters, establishing a situation, revealing a relationship, reaching a crisis, and developing the story to an outcome. It reminds the student they need two pieces of writing that are paragraph formatted and use various writing techniques while sparingly incorporating dialogue.
This document provides guidance for students creating a visual essay based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It outlines what a visual essay is, what elements it should contain, and software that can be used. Students are instructed to choose a theme from the story, include examples and quotes, and tie it together with images, text, voiceover and music. Rubrics are provided for assessment levels of Achieved, Merit, and Excellence.
This document provides guidance for writing an editorial for a school newspaper. It instructs students to choose a topic relevant to young people, build on a single idea reflected in the title, and develop and sustain central ideas throughout the 600-word piece. To achieve coherence, students can integrate a motif or linking device. They are assessed on developing ideas, crafting style through language techniques, structuring effectively, and using conventions accurately. Suggested techniques include irony, parody, self-deprecation, and deliberate language choices.
The document outlines a plan to have teachers record lessons using the Explain Everything app. The plan includes discussing reasons to record lessons, briefly reviewing the app's features, having teachers upload work and record lessons at their own pace, and sharing the recordings on YouTube. Teachers are encouraged to choose material they teach each year, recreate it in the app, publish and share their recordings, and create playlists to differentiate instruction even during testing.
Billy Elliot is set in a mining village in England during the 1984 miners' strike. 11-year-old Billy discovers a hidden talent for ballet but faces resistance from his father and community who expect him to box instead. He perseveres with lessons secretly while his family deals with the stresses of the strike. After his father discovers the truth, Billy earns a chance to audition for the Royal Ballet School in London.
V for Vendetta is a dystopian film set in a totalitarian future Britain. It follows V, a masked vigilante anarchist who seeks to overthrow the fascist government through acts of violence and terrorism. V takes in Evey, a young woman who works for the state media, and exposes her to his ideas of revolution. The film explores themes of political oppression, censorship, and whether violent resistance can ever be justified against an unjust system.
This Wordpress checklist outlines tasks for organizing a blog including categorizing posts, adding photos from a camera roll, embedding videos from YouTube, and using formatting like bold, underlined, and italics. It also provides a link to get more blogging tips.
This document provides instructions for setting up a WordPress site and digital portfolio. It outlines steps to create posts and categories, add posts to categories, set the theme, and create menus to organize the site navigation. The instructions include adding posts, assigning posts to categories from the gear wheel dropdown, viewing the site admin area, selecting theme and menu options from the Appearance section, and adding subcategories for further organization.
This document provides instructions for students to create a book showcasing their talents or areas of expertise. It outlines three main areas of focus: sport, skills, or knowledge. Students are asked to choose one of these areas and consider what they want to share. The document then lists three steps: choosing an area of interest, downloading the Book Creator app, and determining what information to include. Suggested content includes background information, photos, commentary, and instructional videos. Alternative project options are also mentioned.
This document provides a 4-step process for writing an essay about two short stories by Ray Bradbury: 1) Name the anthology and author, 2) Name the two short stories, 3) Discuss the main points to be made about each story, 4) Compare the lessons or insights gained from each story and discuss any themes about Bradbury's society in the 1950s that emerge.
The document provides learning outcomes and classroom activities for studying the film In the Name of the Father. Students will analyze film techniques, understand how they manipulate responses and create meaning. Activities explore setting, characters, relationships, themes of injustice and prejudice, and how sound and costume design affect the film. Students are prompted to consider the director's intentions and what can be learned about human nature.
This document provides instructions and guidance for students to complete a creative writing assignment. It outlines several exercises for students to develop their writing skills, such as writing stories in a limited number of words or within a timed period. Students will then work in groups to write and design an eBook on a topic of their choosing. The document offers tips for writing short stories and developing characters, conflict, climaxes and resolutions for compelling narratives. It encourages students to be creative while focusing on key elements of storytelling.
This document provides an introduction to studying Shakespeare. It outlines that students will learn about Shakespeare's sonnets, including analyzing Sonnet 18 comparing a lover to a summer's day. Students will then write their own sonnet comparing something they love to another object, imitating Shakespeare's style. The document also discusses terms like iambic pentameter, octave and sestet structure of sonnets, and provides an overview of Much Ado About Nothing as a comedy involving mistaken identities and puns. Students are instructed to read and analyze Sonnet 18 and the film version of Much Ado About Nothing in preparation for further discussion.
This document provides teaching materials for a lesson on William Shakespeare's play Othello. It includes discussion questions, activities for students to analyze themes and characters in the play, instructions for a group project requiring students to make connections between issues in the play and modern society, and guidelines for presenting their findings. The activities are designed to engage students in critically examining universal human concerns depicted in the play that remain relevant today.
Linda Rubens discusses her experience flipping her English classroom. She found that having students prepare for lessons by watching short videos and completing assignments online before class allowed her to start lessons at the point of least understanding. This flipped approach led to more engaged students who took ownership of their learning. Exam results also improved, with students needing less teacher help and demonstrating they had not lost their handwriting skills. Overall, flipping her classroom provided benefits like a quiet, settled class and success with differentiated teaching and learning.
Linda Rubens discusses her experience flipping her English classroom. She found that having students prepare for lessons by watching short videos and completing assignments online before class allowed her to start lessons at the point of least understanding. This flipped approach led to more engaged students who took ownership of their learning. Exam results also improved, with students needing less teacher help and demonstrating they had not lost their handwriting skills. Overall, flipping her classroom provided a quiet, settled environment for differentiated teaching and learning through submission and resubmission of assignments.
The document provides instructions for students to work in groups of three to create a stop motion short film using iPads, with the first step being to write a script including characters, setting, and target audience, followed by making clay puppets and a set, then recording a trailer and the full film to edit in iMovie. The project aims to have students collaborate to plan, film, and edit their own stop motion animation using readily available materials and technology.
This is to help students understand the process of essay writing. I have highlighted the thinking process to assist with understanding when they are gathering, processing and applying information.
The document provides an analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It examines the narrative structure, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also analyzes the narrative viewpoint, setting, themes, and style of the short story. The document is intended to help readers understand and evaluate the key elements of Poe's classic work.
This document provides a plan for a student to complete a writing course requirement consisting of two pieces totaling around 600 words each. It recommends starting with an editorial and also including a short story where the narrator's perspective changes, like in The Tell-Tale Heart. A five-step plan is outlined for the short story involving introducing characters, establishing a situation, revealing a relationship, reaching a crisis, and developing the story to an outcome. It reminds the student they need two pieces of writing that are paragraph formatted and use various writing techniques while sparingly incorporating dialogue.
This document provides guidance for students creating a visual essay based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It outlines what a visual essay is, what elements it should contain, and software that can be used. Students are instructed to choose a theme from the story, include examples and quotes, and tie it together with images, text, voiceover and music. Rubrics are provided for assessment levels of Achieved, Merit, and Excellence.
This document provides guidance for writing an editorial for a school newspaper. It instructs students to choose a topic relevant to young people, build on a single idea reflected in the title, and develop and sustain central ideas throughout the 600-word piece. To achieve coherence, students can integrate a motif or linking device. They are assessed on developing ideas, crafting style through language techniques, structuring effectively, and using conventions accurately. Suggested techniques include irony, parody, self-deprecation, and deliberate language choices.
The document outlines a plan to have teachers record lessons using the Explain Everything app. The plan includes discussing reasons to record lessons, briefly reviewing the app's features, having teachers upload work and record lessons at their own pace, and sharing the recordings on YouTube. Teachers are encouraged to choose material they teach each year, recreate it in the app, publish and share their recordings, and create playlists to differentiate instruction even during testing.
Billy Elliot is set in a mining village in England during the 1984 miners' strike. 11-year-old Billy discovers a hidden talent for ballet but faces resistance from his father and community who expect him to box instead. He perseveres with lessons secretly while his family deals with the stresses of the strike. After his father discovers the truth, Billy earns a chance to audition for the Royal Ballet School in London.
V for Vendetta is a dystopian film set in a totalitarian future Britain. It follows V, a masked vigilante anarchist who seeks to overthrow the fascist government through acts of violence and terrorism. V takes in Evey, a young woman who works for the state media, and exposes her to his ideas of revolution. The film explores themes of political oppression, censorship, and whether violent resistance can ever be justified against an unjust system.
This Wordpress checklist outlines tasks for organizing a blog including categorizing posts, adding photos from a camera roll, embedding videos from YouTube, and using formatting like bold, underlined, and italics. It also provides a link to get more blogging tips.
This document provides instructions for setting up a WordPress site and digital portfolio. It outlines steps to create posts and categories, add posts to categories, set the theme, and create menus to organize the site navigation. The instructions include adding posts, assigning posts to categories from the gear wheel dropdown, viewing the site admin area, selecting theme and menu options from the Appearance section, and adding subcategories for further organization.
This document provides instructions for students to create a book showcasing their talents or areas of expertise. It outlines three main areas of focus: sport, skills, or knowledge. Students are asked to choose one of these areas and consider what they want to share. The document then lists three steps: choosing an area of interest, downloading the Book Creator app, and determining what information to include. Suggested content includes background information, photos, commentary, and instructional videos. Alternative project options are also mentioned.
This document provides a 4-step process for writing an essay about two short stories by Ray Bradbury: 1) Name the anthology and author, 2) Name the two short stories, 3) Discuss the main points to be made about each story, 4) Compare the lessons or insights gained from each story and discuss any themes about Bradbury's society in the 1950s that emerge.
The document provides learning outcomes and classroom activities for studying the film In the Name of the Father. Students will analyze film techniques, understand how they manipulate responses and create meaning. Activities explore setting, characters, relationships, themes of injustice and prejudice, and how sound and costume design affect the film. Students are prompted to consider the director's intentions and what can be learned about human nature.
This document provides instructions and guidance for students to complete a creative writing assignment. It outlines several exercises for students to develop their writing skills, such as writing stories in a limited number of words or within a timed period. Students will then work in groups to write and design an eBook on a topic of their choosing. The document offers tips for writing short stories and developing characters, conflict, climaxes and resolutions for compelling narratives. It encourages students to be creative while focusing on key elements of storytelling.
This document provides an introduction to studying Shakespeare. It outlines that students will learn about Shakespeare's sonnets, including analyzing Sonnet 18 comparing a lover to a summer's day. Students will then write their own sonnet comparing something they love to another object, imitating Shakespeare's style. The document also discusses terms like iambic pentameter, octave and sestet structure of sonnets, and provides an overview of Much Ado About Nothing as a comedy involving mistaken identities and puns. Students are instructed to read and analyze Sonnet 18 and the film version of Much Ado About Nothing in preparation for further discussion.
This document provides teaching materials for a lesson on William Shakespeare's play Othello. It includes discussion questions, activities for students to analyze themes and characters in the play, instructions for a group project requiring students to make connections between issues in the play and modern society, and guidelines for presenting their findings. The activities are designed to engage students in critically examining universal human concerns depicted in the play that remain relevant today.
Linda Rubens discusses her experience flipping her English classroom. She found that having students prepare for lessons by watching short videos and completing assignments online before class allowed her to start lessons at the point of least understanding. This flipped approach led to more engaged students who took ownership of their learning. Exam results also improved, with students needing less teacher help and demonstrating they had not lost their handwriting skills. Overall, flipping her classroom provided benefits like a quiet, settled class and success with differentiated teaching and learning.
Linda Rubens discusses her experience flipping her English classroom. She found that having students prepare for lessons by watching short videos and completing assignments online before class allowed her to start lessons at the point of least understanding. This flipped approach led to more engaged students who took ownership of their learning. Exam results also improved, with students needing less teacher help and demonstrating they had not lost their handwriting skills. Overall, flipping her classroom provided a quiet, settled environment for differentiated teaching and learning through submission and resubmission of assignments.
The document provides instructions for students to work in groups of three to create a stop motion short film using iPads, with the first step being to write a script including characters, setting, and target audience, followed by making clay puppets and a set, then recording a trailer and the full film to edit in iMovie. The project aims to have students collaborate to plan, film, and edit their own stop motion animation using readily available materials and technology.