Name: Ms. Fittz English 2 Honors 13 November 2014  

Homework  #  14  ||  Quiz  #14  Friday    

Bell-Ringer.

1. Good Afternoon! How are you doing today? Describe what you are thinking about Anthem so far.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Council of Vocations. What is the council of vocations? How does it affect Equality 7-2521? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Predict. Equality 7-2521 foreshadows, “and then we made the discovery.” What do you think the discovery is? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

II. Finish Anthem Chapter 1 {pp. 30-37} ! in Group Roles: a. Literature Circles b. Points to Ponder

III. Complete 11/12 Agenda (key terms and ideas) IV. Discussion: Anthem Chapter 1 V. Journal VI. Grammar Pre-Test VII. Exit Ticket

Learning Objectives

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English 2 Honors Agenda Thursday, November 13  

II. Points to Ponder: “Anthem” Chapter 1 You will use the following as a framework for your discussion over Anthem Chapter 1. Feel free to respond in the space provided, or own your own paper. 1. In Chapter 1, Equality 7-2521 states that it is very unusual for men to reach the age of 45. Why do you think life expectancy is so short in this society? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Ayn Rand clearly intended Equality to stand out from his “brothers.” Explain how she accomplishes this by contrasting Equality’s physical qualities with those of his fellow men.

Equality 7-2521 Society

3. Why does the Council of Vocations assign Equality the job of street sweeper? Is it due to error, incompetence, or a more sinister motivation? Explain. How does Equaltiy react? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. When does this novel take place: in the past, present, or future? How do you know? Ayn Rand’s Anthem takes place in the ________________. I know this because ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why do teachers disapprove of Equality’s quick mind? How would your teachers react if you had Equality’s “curse?” Teachers disapprove of Equality’s quick mind because _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If I can Equality’s curse (maybe I do! ☺) My teachers would react __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ * 6. At this point in the novel, does Equality accept the moral teachings of his society? If so, why doesn’t he feel shame or remorse when he knows that he’s committing a crime? Employ textual evidence to support your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________