Civil Disobedience

What actions by the government are you against? What is the best way to change these actions? Can you use any of the ideas of Martin Luther King Jr. or Henry David Thoreau?

Bradbury's Writing Style

Go to the class wiki

Copy and paste five quotes that you like from your classmates. What is Bradbury's writing style? What kind of figurative language does he use? Give some examples. How is Bradbury's writing style different from Arthur Miller's?

Science Fiction

Go to this link.

What is Science Fiction? Who are some of the famous authors? What are the settings like?

Later, you are going to write a science fiction story to record in a Podcast. Do you have any ideas what your topic could be? What setting interests you?

Big Media

Media Ownership Chart: Most of our media sources are ultimately owned by a very small number of very large media corporations. Make a list of all the media you consume in a “typical” day – print media, television, video games, music, etc. Aim for a list of between 8-10 media examples. Then, research and chart who ultimately owns each media example. Use www.cjr.org to help you with questions of ownership, parent companies, etc.

Banned Books

Go to this link about banned books. What are the general reasons books are banned? What does this say about our culture and our country? Have you read any of the books on the list? How would your education be affected if you didn't read that book?

Renegades of Funk

Listen to the Rage Against the Machine song

"Renegades of Funk." Here is a link to the

lyrics

Who are some of the people mentioned?

What does Zack de la Rocha (the singer)

admire about them?