Topic Journal Word:  "Utopia"

In your composition notebook, please take 10 minutes to write about "Utopia".
Definitions and an example sentence are provided below.

1) an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The word was first used in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More.

2 ) often capitalized :  a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

3) :  an impractical scheme for social improvement

synonyms:

paradise, heaven (on earth), Eden, Garden of Eden, Shangri-La, Elysium; idyll, nirvana, God's country;  "it may be your idea of Utopia, but it's not mine"

Briefly share what you wrote with a classmate. What genre did you choose? Non-fiction reflection? Rant? Internal monologue in a question and answer format? Poem? Fictional Parody?  

Wesley

September 28, 2015 written responses

Your name: ________________________________

Period: _______

Pygmalion post-reading connections

 1.    One critic observed,“Pygmalion has as its subject theme the institutions man has constructed to help perpetuate both the privileges of the rich and the servility of the poor”. What are some of the institutions in contemporary America which tend to perpetuate the rich staying rich and the poor staying poor? Language? The criminal justice/legal system? Education? Housing? Health Care? Other? Pick at least two, and write two paragraphs on how you feel they do or do not perpetuate either wealth or poverty from one generation to another. Try to use clear reasoning and specific examples to back up your claim.

1984 Pre-reading survey

For each question, answer whether you agree or disagree. Be prepared to explain why you answered as you did. For two of them, write paragraph explanations for why you agree or disagree.

1.       Those who would exchange freedom for security deserve neither.

2.       To assure our country’s freedom, the government should be able to spy on its citizens.

3.       Patriotism means supporting your government during times of war.

4.       Torture of a person who is a threat to our country’s freedom is acceptable as long the person does not die.

5.       People who are a serious threat to the government should be able to be held in prison without being charged.

6.       The government has a right to know what people are reading so they may determine who might be a threat.

7.       Society would be safer if we had security cameras in public places to catch potential criminals.

8.       For an idea to exist, we must have words to express it.

9.       Reporters should submit their work to government officials so they may determine if it’s a threat to the country.

10.   The only way to prepare for peace is to be prepared for war.

HW: Finish today's paragraphs and Bring 1984 tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!