Protagonist and Antagonist Examples

PROTAGONIST:

ANTAGONIST:

10/15/15 Homework

STUDY FOR "HARRISON BERGERON" QUIZ!



How should I study for this quiz?

• Read and re-read the short story.  Look for characters, plot conflicts, setting, resolution, etc. 
• Look for symbols: people, places or things that are meant to REPRESENT something else.
• These are 3 Themes in Harrison Bergeron. Students will need to choose ONE of these themes and describe WHY they are a theme in the story.

1. Beware Total Equality
2. Beware the Dangers of Government Manipulation
3. Individuality is what makes us human.

Examples? 

Symbol: In The Declaration, Anna's journal does NOT represent "a place to write her feelings." That is what a journal IS.  Anna's journal DOES represent HOPE, or FREEDOM, or REBELLION.

Theme: Children are necessary.

A theme from The Declaration is "Children are necessary." This is a theme because Gemma Malley paints a picture of a world without children.  Without children, there are no new ideas, no new blood, and everyone is complacent.  The characters in the book are listless and dull, and never put any effort into anything, because, in the end, "it didn't really matter."  Without the crazy, funny, innocent, sneaky, emotional outbursts from children, from babies to young adulthood, the world is truly a different place - and not a positive place.  Children are needed to give purpose to adulthood.

 

10/12/15 Homework

Block A and B: 

1.  Read Pages for Book Groups Wednesday!

2.  Turn in late assignments!


Block C and D: 

1. 5 Questions about Setting in Harrison Bergeron: Due Today!

2. Read Pages for Book Groups Tomorrow!

CLASS SURVEYS

BLOCK A

BLOCK B

BLOCK C

BLOCK D

Homework 10/8/15

ALL CLASSES: Declaration Quiz TOMORROW! (Friday, 10/9/15)


BLOCKS A and B: 

Read your pages
Re-read "Harrison Bergeron" and fill in 5 Questions about the Setting
DUE: MONDAY!


BLOCKS C and D:

Read your pages (Book Groups TOMORROW!)
Read or listen (audio here)  to "The Pedestrian," a short story by Ray Bradbury.
Fill in 5 Questions about the Setting for "The Pedestrian."
DUE: MONDAY!

IF YOU DID POORLY ON YOUR FIRST PLOT PEAK...

DUE: Wednesday, 10/7/15

1. Students must fill in a plot peak using the story "The Lottery."   This will be averaged together with their original grade on "Harrison Bergeron." 

Exposition:

Setting: When and Where
Characters: Main Characters
Major Problem: What's the major conflict?

Rising Action:

Conflicts: What conflicts have taken place in the Rising Action? Give as much information as possible.

Climax: Plot Events come together in an exciting or important way.
In The Lottery, the Climax is: the reader's realization that Tessie is going to be stoned to death (beginning with the paragraph: Although the villagers had forgotten...)

Falling Action: What happens between the Climax and Resolution? Give as much information as possible.

Resolution: How does the story resolve? And if it doesn't "resolve," how does it end?

Homework 10/2/15

DUE: MONDAY, October 3rd, 2015

1. Students must fill in a plot peak using the story "Harrison Bergeron." 

Exposition:

Setting: When and Where
Characters: Main Characters
Major Problem: What's the major conflict?

Rising Action:

Conflicts: What conflicts have taken place in the Rising Action? Give as much information as possible.

Climax: Plot Events come together in an exciting or important way.
In Harrison Bergeron, the Climax is: Harrison is shot by Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General.

Falling Action: What happens between the Climax and Resolution? Give as much information as possible.

Resolution: How does the story resolve? And if it doesn't "resolve," how does it end?

2.  Any students who ALREADY MET with Mrs. Albers to re-do their America Means paper should turn this in by Monday.  Students MUST meet with Mrs. Albers before they fix their paper.