F Block Sophomore
Honors Literature and Composition
Assignments up to
Thanksgiving
Students’ Writing
Prompts – portfolio of three written responses
From each section choose one student journal prompt to
respond to in 30-45 minutes of thoughtful writing. Please make sure you
clearly. identify the letter of the prompt.
I.
Due
Monday, November 7 (Choose one)
A.
“Had he ever seen a fireman that didn’t have
black hair, black brows, a fiery face, and blue steel shaved but unshaven look?
These men were all mirror images of himself!” PROMPT: In Fahrenheit 451 Montag deals with finding himself and constructing
his own self-image. How do people
construct their image to suit society’s expectations? Compare your experience with Montag’s.
(Jonathan)
B.
What if your mirror started talking to you?
(Candela)
C.
Explain the significance of the parlor walls and
compare and contrast them with books. (William)
D.
Please see the attached quotations and writing
prompt about the issue of censorship. (Robert)
PROMPT CHOICES: Analytical – What elements of this short film add to the
lesson it’s trying to convey?
Creative – IN the short film these three people are in
charge of controlling the moon. Write another story of how humans may be able
to control parts of nature similarly to how these people changed the moon.
(Allison)
F.
Watch the music video for Grouplove’s “Welcome
to Your Life.”
PROMPT CHOICES: 1) How is life both good and bad? 2) write about one of your favorite moments
in life. (Aradhna)
G.
Watch the video KUROKO
PROMPT:
What sort of unseen labor does this video bring you to notice in your everyday
life? Does it bring a new perspective
toward how you view the mechanisms incorporated in your life? (Grace H.)
Thursday, November 10 ~ Finish “The Sieve and the
Sand” Note references to earlier motifs and allusions
II.
Due
Monday, November 14 (Choose one)
A.
The origin of the phrase “ignorance is bliss”
comes from a poem by Thomas Gray, “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College”
Read the poem in which he claims that not only is ignorance bliss but
that knowledge is misery. In a response
to this statement, Jennifer Kunst writes in
Psychology Today,
that knowledge is awareness of misery, but does not exactly have to make
one miserable as “the realities of life are more evident, we see miseries we
never saw before but we also see many joys.” PROMPT: What do you think about what these two
authors believe about ignorance and happiness?
Do you agree with them? (Leni)
B.
Read attached quotations from Deb Caletti and
Marshall McLuhan as well as the poems “Lost Generation” by Jonathan Reed. Choose one of the “Potential Approaches to
Prompt”(Ryan)
C.
Read the lyrics to “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift
PROMPT CHOICES: Analytical – What message is Taylor Swift trying to send
to high school girls? What
techniques/choices does she use to convey this message? Creative – Write you own advice to people
starting high school (this can be a poem/song or in paragraph form). (Grace A.)
D.
Read the blackout poem “What is Marriage” by Austin
Kleon
PROMPT: How do you feel Montag would react to this poem? How would Mildred react to it? (Aditi)
E.
Read “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold. PROMPT
CHOICES:
1) In what way are Arnold and Montag’s views on society similar?
(Jessica) 2) How is this poem reflective of Montag’s internal struggles as he
begins to view his environment through a new perspective? 3) How does this poem describe the society in
which Montag lives? 4) Do you think
reading this poem aid Montag in making sense of his conflicting emotions and
resolving his crisis of faith? (Sahgar)
Wednesday, November
16 ~ Read “Burning Bright” pages 113-137 Write down two questions, either for
clarification or discussion.
Due Thursday,
November 17 (choose one)
A.
“ Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the
enemy of growth.” PROMPT: What are some
beliefs that people in our society blindly follow and does this conformity have
a negative or positive impact on personal growth and development? (Thomas)
B.
“The only people mad at you for telling the
truth are those living a lie.” -Gaskin Jr. PROMPT: Do you agree with this
statement? How does Society reject the
truth? Do you think people in a society
are living a lie? (Katryn)
C.
“Here we are, trapped in the amber of the
moment. There is no why.” –Kurt Vonnegut PROMPT: What image comes to mind when you think of
this quotation. Relate either a relevant
specific moment you have experienced or create a fictional situation that
describes your thoughts in detail. (Emily)
D.
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates
profoundness. Kindness in giving creates
love.” - Lao Tzu PROMPT CHOICES: 1) Do you agree? What is your definition of kindness and how
does it influence you? 2 What exactly is
kindness in thinking and how does it create profoundness? How and why is profoundness
absent in the society of Fahrenheit 451?
(Mina)
E.
Please see attached quotation by Mahatma Ghandi
and the three prompt choices. (Arielle)
F.
Please see attached quotation from Stephen King
and the corresponding writing prompts. (Kate)
G.
After reading attached quotations by Bradbury,
Herbert, McCall Smith, Sagan, DeGrasse Tyson, and Moore, respond to the prompt.
(Nathan)
Monday, November 21 ~ Finish reading Fahrenheit 451. Write down your favorite
three motifs that the ending of the novel highlights with a brief comment for
each about Bradbury’s intent.
Wednesday, November 23 Read the Afterward,
Coda, and Conversation with Ray
Bradbury. Write down which you find most
interesting with a couple of sentences that explain your choice.
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