ScienceandTechnology



**Unit Goals:**
 * Read (analytically and critically) a variety of texts.
 * Write written responses to texts, analyzing the author's tone and purpose, explaining how he/she crafts the text.
 * Discuss a novel online, actively engaging the text and others in deep, meaningful dialogue.
 * Synthesize ideas and evidence from multiple sources.
 * Collaborate with a team to produce and present a response to the unit driving question.

= What will we do? =

Read a variety of texts.
As a core text, we will all read //Brave New World//. Additionally, we'll read several shorter texts that relate to the essential question, and each of you will be finding and reading articles that relate to the big ideas we are discussing. The more widely we read, the richer our discussions and understanding.

Create an Annotated Bibliography.
Find at least ten (10) articles that somehow relate to our science and technology essential question. This will count as one of your required six books this nine weeks. Check out The Shelf for places to find articles. Create a page on your blog and publish an annotated bibliography (coming soon) of the ten articles.

Ink Your Thinking.
As you read, you will ink your thinking (your questions, connections, commentary) about the texts you are reading.

Discuss Online.
To extend and deepen our discussions, we'll continue our face-to-face discussions in class to an online discussion. Ms. Kincy's class, an AP English Language class in Fort Smith, will join our discussion. They are actually reading a different novel, //Frankenstein,// which will, I think, enrich our discussions and perhaps encourage some of you to also read that book! //Frankenstein// is a perfect fit for challenging our thinking about the essential question. I have also invited several others (local scientists and professors, authors, teachers...) to join portions our discussion.

Create and Present a Response to Driving Question.
Working within a small group, you will create SOMETHING and present to the rest of the class your response to the essential question. The SOMETHING you create is limited only by your imagination. Your creation must be grounded in your reading; that is, you will not arrive at an opinion totally on your own--rather, your opinion will be shaped by all the reading you do. So, you need to reference the many voices that have helped shaped your thinking about your response to the essential question. I'll be sharing many ideas and samples in class.

= Brave New World Reading Schedule =

(pp. 3-29) ||  || (pp. 30-71) ||  || (pp. 72-106) ||  || (pp. 107-145) ||  || (pp. 146-185) ||  || (pp. 186-216) ||  || (pp. 217-259) ||  ||
 * === By this date === || === read these pages === || === Discussion Links/Hosts === ||
 * Mon., 9/13 || ch. 1-2
 * Wed., 9/15 || ch. 3-4
 * Fri., 9/17 || ch. 5-6
 * Tues., 9/21 || ch. 7-9
 * Thurs., 9/23 || ch. 10-12
 * Mon., 9/27 || ch. 13-15
 * Wed., 9/29 || ch. 16-18