AOW#5:Are We Living '1984'?

AOW#5:Are We Living '1984'?

First Response Post (Due Thursday, midnight)

A solid blog response includes a well-formed opinion that references the text and your own experiences. It shouldn’t repeat a previous comment BUT extend the thinking beyond what’s already posted. ­

·         Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count

·         Self-check your post for clarity of thought

·         Keep in 3^rd person

·         Avoid repeating the same information

 TWO Follow Up Response Posts (Due Monday, midnight)
Select another student’s post and begin with whether or not you agree or disagree with their side. Extend the discussion with a new idea; don’t just repeat or summarize what the other person already posted. 

Question - In the afterword, the commentator describes 1984 as a "warning." Indeed, throughout the text, Orwell plants both subtle and overt warnings to the reader.  What do you think are some of the larger issues at hand here? How can we protect our society from the horrors of 1984?

AOW#4:We're Living '1984' Today

AOW#4:We're Living '1984' Today

First Response Post (Due Tuesday, midnight)

A solid blog response includes a well-formed opinion that references the text and your own experiences. It shouldn’t repeat a previous comment BUT extend the thinking beyond what’s already posted. ­

·         Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count

·         Self-check your post for clarity of thought

·         Keep in 3^rd person

·         Avoid repeating the same information

 TWO Follow Up Response Posts (Due Thursday, midnight)
Select another student’s post and begin with whether or not you agree or disagree with their side. Extend the discussion with a new idea; don’t just repeat or summarize what the other person already posted. 

Question - How else are we living the dystopian society in 1984? Can you think of other ways in which our society exemplifies what Orwell was warning us against? Use the article or the novel to supply textual evidence for your response.

AOW#3:Prism

AOW#3:Prism

First Response Post (Due Tuesday, midnight)

A solid blog response includes a well-formed opinion that references the text and your own experiences. It shouldn’t repeat a previous comment BUT extend the thinking beyond what’s already posted. ­

·         Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count

·         Self-check your post for clarity of thought

·         Keep in 3^rd person

·         Avoid repeating the same information

 TWO Follow Up Response Posts (Due Thursday, midnight)
Select two student’s post and begin with whether or not you agree or disagree with their side. Extend the discussion with a new idea; don’t just repeat or summarize what the other person already posted. 

Question -Do  you think that PRISM is necessary for the U.S. government, or was Snowden right to expose the truth? How does this relate to 1984, do you see the U.S. moving in this direction?

AOW#2: Long Beach Police to Use 400 Cameras Citywide to Fight Crime

AOW#2: Long Beach Police to Use 400 Cameras Citywide to Fight Crime

First Response Post (Due Tuesday, midnight)

A solid blog response includes a well-formed opinion that references the text and your own experiences. It shouldn’t repeat a previous comment BUT extend the thinking beyond what’s already posted. ­

·         Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count

·         Self-check your post for clarity of thought

·         Keep in 3^rd person

·         Avoid repeating the same information

 TWO Follow Up Response Posts (Due Thursday, midnight)
Select another student’s post and begin with whether or not you agree or disagree with their side. Extend the discussion with a new idea; don’t just repeat or summarize what the other person already posted. 

Question -Do  you agree with the police chief when he says that this is "not a case of Big Brother watching" because the link to the cameras will only be activated when police already know an incident is happening in a certain area? How is this different from Big Brother? How will the police know that something is happening? Won't they review the tape and see everything that happened any ways?

AOW#1: That's Not My Phone, That's My Tracker

That's Not My Phone, That's My Tracker 

First Response Post (Due Tuesday, midnight)

A solid blog response includes a well-formed opinion that references the text and your own experiences. It shouldn’t repeat a previous comment BUT extend the thinking beyond what’s already posted. ­

·         Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count

·         Self-check your post for clarity of thought

·         Keep in 3^rd person

·         Avoid repeating the same information

Follow Up Response Post (Due Thursday, midnight)
Select two student’s posts and begin with whether or not you agree or disagree with their side. Extend the discussion with a new idea; don’t just repeat or summarize what the other person already posted. 

Question - Paragraph 6 discusses the various names that have been suggested for smartphones-- tracker, robot, minicomputer--and says,
                    This is not a semantic game. Names matter, quite a bit. In politics and advertising, framing is regarded as essential because what you call something influences what you think about it. That's why there are battles over the tags "Obamacare" and "death panels."

Is it true that the name of something influences the way you think about it? Does influence the way you use it? What effect do you think changing the name of the device will actually have?

Example Blog - What is your favorite TV Show?

What is your favorite TV Show?

A solid blog response includes a well-formed opinion that references the text and your own experiences. It shouldn’t repeat a previous comment BUT extend the thinking beyond what’s already posted. ­

·         Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count

·         Self-check your post for clarity of thought

·         Keep in 3^rd person

·         Avoid repeating the same information

Follow Up Response Post 
Select another student’s post and begin with whether or not you agree or disagree with their side. Extend the discussion with a new idea; don’t just repeat or summarize what the other person already posted. 

What is your favorite TV Show and Why?