Bell Work 9/30

Have you ever really wanted something, but your parents wouldn’t let you have it? Or maybe you wanted to go somewhere/do something that your parents wouldn’t allow? Explain the situation. How did you feel? How did they feel? How was it resolved?

(I paragraph)

Annotation worksheet!

“The Veldt”By: Ray BradburyYear: 1950Genre: Science fiction, dystopian

Dystopian Dystopian fiction (sometimes referred to as apocalyptic literature) is the creation of an utterly horrible or degraded society that is generally headed to an irreversible oblivion, or dystopia.

Ray Bradbury Web Quest

• Who is Bradbury?• When did he live?• Where was he from?• What did he write?• What was his main genre? • What did he do besides write?• What were his interests?

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“The Veldt” by Deadmau5

PSAT Question of the DayCritical Reading > Sentence Completions Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Mr. Warmington considered himself a connoisseur of fine wines, claiming he could ------- variations in taste and quality among any range of vintages he was served.

(A) purvey(B) discern(C) efface(D) mollify(E) debate

Bell Work 10/1

What if the world lost all power tomorrow?Describe what would happen if our world lost technology. Use detail. Write like a narrative.

Bell Work 10/2Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

A ------- person, he found the training almost unbearably monotonous, but he resolved to check his ------- and perform the basic tasks required.

(A) bitter . . submissiveness(B) reclusive . . reserve(C) dynamic . . restlessness(D) mercurial . . constancy(E) vivacious . . ambition

Understanding Conflict

• Plot is often created through conflict• Conflict is what drives the plot of a story• What are the two kinds of conflict?–External= outside forces

–Internal= emotions & fears

External Conflict

• Man vs. Man– A character has a conflict with another character

or group of characters• Man vs. Society – Man has a problem with a societal issue

• Man vs. Nature• Man vs. Technology

Man vs. ManExamples:– Two volleyball teams get into a verbal altercation

over an unfair call. The referee must break it up before things get physical.

– Two boys compete to impress the same girl.

–A student leaks a video of another student screaming about how much she hates everyone in school.

Man vs. Society• Examples:–A man is hesitant to exit his home, because

people are afraid of the burns on his face.–A gay couple faces scrutiny for holding

hands in public.

Man vs. Nature• Examples:– A woman gets trapped by a fallen tree while on a

walk. She has to survive the night and attract help.– Katniss must survive by eating berries and hiding

in trees.

Internal Conflict• Man vs. Self–A character has a problem with

themselves.• A star dancer has trouble performing

after forgetting her dance• A student challenges himself to get a

better score on his SAT.