Work on the final draft of your censorship research paper.  The following items are due on Friday.  Points will be taken off if your two-pocket folder is not prepared on time (at the beginning of class on Friday).  You will need to include the following items in your folder and organize them in the following way:

In one pocket you should include:
Your final draft and works cited page

In the other pocket you should include (from top to bottom):
1. the checklist given out on Wednesday in the Fictio...
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Finish preparations for Monday's debate.  If you are making changes to your opening/closing statements/crossfire questions make sure you print out a copy for me.

Remember that you have two assignments due next week to prepare for:
1.  Northanger Abbey Vocabulary Quiz (Tuesday)
2.  Final Draft of your position research paper is due on Friday!

Judging Checklist (given out on Friday) is attached here.
 

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1.  Read "The Fine Art of Judging."
2. Type up final drafts of your crossfire questions for both AFFIRMATIVE and NEGATIVE.
SUGGESTION:  Compile all of your research notes onto one document.
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Opening or Closing Arguments for both Affirmative/Negative sides.
 Bring your research notes to class tomorrow!
 
Today's PowerPoint for those who missed out.
The DEBATE ASSIGNMENT SHEET.  Read carefully if you were absent.
 
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Please bring your research notes to class tomorrow.  Everyone should have 2-3 pages of single spaced typed notes.  I'm sorry that I was out today so close to vacation, but hopefully you were able to get some feedback on your papers and discuss your independent reading books.  I'll see you all tomorrow!

You will have a short ten question vocabulary quiz at the beginning of class tomorrow. (The ten words that were not tested last week.)
 
Remember that the final draft of your banned book essay is ...
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RESEARCH:  Your research needs to focus on all aspects of your subtopic of censorship.  You will need to research both the benefits and pitfalls of censorship.  Use the following questions to guide your studies:

    What is the rationale?

    Who is enacting the form of censorship?

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Some of you have expressed interest in looking at an outline for the paper that you are writing this weekend.  I have attached an outline here for you to use if you so desire.
I hope this helps!
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Nice job on your perfect paragraphs!

Today you finished your perfect paragraphs, participated in a literature circle on your banned/challenged book, and found out what subtopic of censorship you will be researching. 
For the next couple of days we will put aside Fahrenheit 451 and focus on our research for the debate and paper.  Tomorrow we will meet in the library and start our research.  Your homework tonight is to REREAD your censorship overview article (political, religious, or fine arts) ...
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1.  Keep reading your Banned/Challenged book - LITERATURE CIRCLES are tomorrow!
2. Complete your role preparation assignment!!  Make sure to read your role description carefully.
3.  Read over and annotate the Debate project description.  Make sure to take the SURVEY that is found on the back of the sheet.  Tomorrow I will collect these surveys (therefore make sure to label the survey WITH YOUR NAME!).
 
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1.  Read pages 93-110 (finish Part II) in Fahrenheit 451.
2. Start working on your literature circle role sheet. See attached document.

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Read THROUGH page 68 in Fahrenheit 451 (finish Part I).
Read "Genesis 11" (this text is alluded to in F451).  After reading this text answer the below two questions on the back of the paper.
1.  Why does Beatty say that the woman was erecting her very own "Tower of Babel"in her house?
2.  If the woman (and her books) represents the "humans" what does Beatty represent?

Study for your vocabulary 9 quiz on Friday.  The quiz will be on ten words: allocate - gnarled (word #7, copious, is cut off so it...
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