DO NOW READ REVENGE OF THE GEEKS P

DO NOW READ “REVENGE OF THE GEEKS” P. 225 ANSWER THE FIRST THREE COMPREHENSION CHECK QUESTIONS (P. 227) INCLUDE A PAGE NUMBER FOR EACH ANSWER

COMPREHENSION CHECK 1. ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR, TAYLOR SWIFTS SCHOOL CLASSMATES LEFT THE LUNCH TABLE BECAUSE THEY DISLIKED HER TASTE IN MUSIC. “TAYLOR SWIFTS CLASSMATES LEFT THE LUNCH TABLE AS SOON AS SHE SAT DOWN BECAUSE THEY DISDAINED HER TASTE FOR COUNTRY MUSIC. ” (225)

COMPREHENSION CHECK 2. ACCORDING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR KATHRYN LAFONTANA, THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD FOR TEENAGERS IS BEING DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHICH MAKES SOMEONE UNPOPULAR. “ IN A RABITLY CONFORMIST SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, THE QUALITIES THAT MAKE PEOPLE DIFFERENT MAKE THEM TARGETS. ” (226)

COMPREHENSION CHECK 3. ROBBINS BELIEVES THAT ADULTS SHOULD CONSTANTLY CONVEY TO TEENAGERS THAT WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT MAY PAY OFF AFTER GRADUATION. “THAT’S WHY IT’S UP TO ADULTS TO CONVEY CONSTANTLY TO TEENAGERS THAT THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MARGINALIZE THEM CAN PAY OFF AFTER GRADUATION“(226)

DICTION VS. SYNTAX *DICTION (553/210) -DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION -PLAIN OR ORNATE OR BOTH *SYNTAX (731/210) -PARALLELISM

THEME

RECEIVE STORY AND GROUP ASSIGNMENTS • GROUP 1 “THE DOLL’S HOUSE • GROUP 2 “ENCOUNTERING THE OTHER: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY” • GROUP 3 “SONNET, WITH BIRD, ” “ELLIPTICAL, ” AND “ FENCES. ”

HOMEWORK • GROUP 1 “THE DOLL’S HOUSE • READ YOUR STORY • ANSWER THE FIRST THREE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS • GROUP 2 “ENCOUNTERING THE OTHER: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY” • READ THE LECTURE • ANSWER THE FIRST THREE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS • GROUP 3 “SONNET, WITH BIRD, ” “ELLIPTICAL, ” AND “ FENCES. ” • READ THE THREE POEMS • ANSWER ALL OF THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS