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Groups:
1. "Lamb to the Slaughter", Roald Dahl: TW, JP, OE
2.  "A Sound of Thunder", Ray Bradbury: KF, EV, NM, OB
3.  "The Gift of the Magi", O. Henry: XS, KR, AB
4.  "The Veldt", Ray Bradbury: HC, WH, IS
5.  "The Tell-Tale Heart", Edgar Allan Poe: TF, CL, BG

Task: Teach the class your story!

Required Elements:

• Read and annotate--DUE WEDNESDAY 03/07, with spot check for annotation as well as Edmodo Reading Check quiz
• Find 7-10 vocabulary words from your story:
  • List the words with:
    • Page number (number your pages, if they aren't already)
    • Direct quote from the sentence in which it appears
    • Definition
    • Part of speech
    • Clever memorization trick for your classmates
• Use your skill/talent set to create an interesting presentation to TEACH the class your story:
  • Must include your art form
  • Must include a handout for the class
  • Interactive
  • Pitch your concept to Lowther BEFORE proceeding!
  • No boring PowerPoints allowed.  ZERO CREDIT if that's all you do.
• Research:
  • Author
  • Time period in which the piece was written/published
  • Any connections between the story and the author's real life
• THEME / message / take-away

For the Latin roots sheet given:

• Cut the definitions apart
• Put your name somewhere on the top of the colored paper.
• Tape/paste title on top of colored paper.
• Tape/paste vocab words on left side of paper.
• Sort, then tape/paste definitions on right side of paper.
• ON THE BACK:
  
  • Find FIVE other words that use the same root.
  • Define & identify part of speech.
  • Write a strong, contextual sentence for each.
  • MUST be different from that which was given already!

Select ONE of the following prompts to serve as your final exam for Anthem:

1. Anthem depicts a world of the future, a collectivist dictatorship in which even the word “I” has vanished. Discuss the hero’s struggle to free himself from collectivism. What makes his victory possible? In your essay, consider what Ayn Rand has to say in “The Soul Of An Individualist” excerpt from her novel The Fountainhead.
2. In Anthem, the City has numerous rules and controls. Why do these exist? What is their purpose? Do you think the society that Equality envisions creating at the end of the story would include any of these rules and controls? Explain why or why not.
3. Contrast Equality’s view of morality at the end of the novel to the morality exemplified by his society’s institutions, practices and officials. In your essay, consider what Ayn Rand has to say in these excerpts from her writings.
4. Write an epilogue for Anthem, in the style of the original work.  Show what happens in the future, after Prometheus implements his plan from Chapter 12.  It could be in the near future, or distant.
5. Write a prologue for Anthem, explaining what happened in the Unmentionable Times, and how society got to the point seen in the novel.
6. Write a new chapter of Anthem, anywhere in the novel, in the style of the original work.  It could further explain a character or event, or even change the story completely.

Housekeeping Details:

• These responses must be typed per the directions given below, with correct grammar and punctuation.
• Creativity and thorough explanation of the prompt is of utmost importance!
• 12 point, Times New Roman font; 1" margins all around
• How long?  Prompts 1-3 must be between 600-1,200 words in length.  Prompts 4-6 should be a long as it takes.
• Header:
  • Name
  • Course/Period
  • Date
  • Title of Work
• You may use outside sources for help if desired, but DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!  Discovered plagiarism WILL RECEIVE A ZERO grade.
• You MUST type and submit via Google Docs:
  • Log on to Chromebook or Google Docs (when off campus) using:
    • [email protected] and the password you normally use to log on to school computers
    • You may access this from any computer, anywhere--it autosaves to the cloud!
  • Title your Doc "E9 Anthem Writing Final Lastname Firstname", replacing with your name in the title.
  • Share to [email protected] using the blue "Share" button in the upper right of the Doc.
• Rough draft due at the beginning of class Friday, September 8, 2017.
• Rough draft worth 50 points
  
• Final draft worth 100 points
• Final rubric provided next week
• Late submissions will receive a 10% deduction from the assignment grade.

Directions:

• In your group, complete the research task indicated.
• Create some sort of interesting and engaging presentation that explains your responses.
• If making a slideshow using Google Slides, be sure to title it "E9 Anthem Exploration Project Group#" (replace with your group number) and share it with [email protected].
• Brainstorm presentation ideas with your group, then get Lowther's approval BEFORE starting.  Ask Lowther for help if stuck.
• Keep a track on your own notebook paper of what tasks you did for your team, as you will turn this in for a portion of your grade.
• ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES, whether a website or novel (you must use specific examples from Anthem, and cite the page numbers from the text I distributed).