1. Journal
2. Identify essay mistakes
3. Lit terms: Utopia, Dystopia
4. Read "The Children's Story"
5. Homework: "The Fun They Had"
Journal – “Ideal” Write a paragraph about your ideal, perfect society.
Lit Terms: Students copies definitions for utopia and dystopia from the board. They should know the etymology of the 2 words. ou - not, topos - place; dys - bad, abnormal, difficult
"The Children's Story" by James Clavell. Students read the story aloud and discussed afterward.
Homework: Read “The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov (handout given in class), and do the following:
1.What are Margie and Tommy’s lives like?
2.Compare and contrast the quality of their life with your life.
3.What are the pros and cons of their educational system?
4.What are the pros and cons of our educational system?
5.Describe another educational system you’ve heard of (another country, state, a system from the past)
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