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We are creating Utopian Societies that differ from the Dystopian Society from Harrison Bergeron.

According to Wikipedia, Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal world, or utopia, as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction is the opposite: creation of a nightmare world, or dystopia.

1st – they had to create a T-graph comparing their Utopia with the Dystopian Society in Harrison Bergeron.

2nd – they created a foldable book that contained

3rd – they created a Common Craft type video explaining their Utopians.

Here is my sample:

MY SAMPLE UTOPIA

Burtonopia from Burton’s Scholars on Vimeo.

STEPHANIE’S UTOPIA

DIAMOND’S UTOPIA

Diamond’s Utopia from Burton’s Scholars on Vimeo.

Here are some more of our Utopian Society Recruitment Videos

My class is finishing up our work with Romeo and Juliet and one of the last assignments is to create a Faux Facebook page for a chosen character.  The update stream must have at least 7 updates that guide us toward another ending.  No double suicides.

Create a Faux Facebook page that shows snippets of the character’s life, friends and events.

Facebook sample page – JFK.ppt

Here are some basic facts from R and J

Save your PowerPoint presentations to the Class Ning using the password/email address

Student Facebook pages:

Xavier’s teacher introduces Eric, a new student, to the class. Eric is from another country. His clothes and way of speaking are different from the rest of his new classmates’. At lunch, Eric sits alone. Xavier notices that. But many of Xavier’s classmates think Eric is weird because of his clothes and the way he talks. What should Xavier do?

Write a paragraph explaining what you think Xavier should do in the “Post a comment” section below.

Introducing Ms. Burton’s English I class.  We are hardworking scholars who are willing to work hard to grow.

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG PAGE!!!

Kenneth borrowed his dad’s binoculars and accidentally broke them.

The binoculars are very important to Kenneth’s dad. Kenneth fears his dad will be upset. Kenneth can’t decide whether he should tell his dad what happened or try to replace or fix the binoculars in hopes his dad does not find out. What should Kenneth do?

Write a paragraph explaining what you think Kenneth should do in the “Post a comment” section below.

About this talk

In war we often see only the frontline stories of soldiers and combat. AT TEDGlobal 2010, Zainab Salbi tells powerful “backline” stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts, and calls for women to have a place at the negotiating table once fighting is over.

Maurice is at the mall when he sees his best friend, Veronica, steal candy from one of the stores. Veronica offers to split the candy with Maurice if he promises not to tell anyone. Maurice loves candy, but he knows that stealing is wrong. What should Maurice do?

Write a paragraph explaining what you think Maurice should do in the “Post a comment” section below.

Martha let Sonya borrow a dress. Sonya agreed to return it the following week. But a few days later, Martha saw their friend Lindsay wearing the dress. Lindsay said she had borrowed the dress from Sonya. Martha is angry with Sonya for loaning her dress without permission. What should Martha do?

Write a paragraph explaining what you think Martha should do in the “Post a comment” section below.

Julio has to do a group science project for class. His best friend, Todd, wants to work with him, but Julio knows that science is not Todd’s best subject. He also knows that Todd doesn’t always do his work on time. Julio wants to pick his friend Jasper instead, but he doesn’t want to hurt Todd’s feelings. What should Julio do?

Write a paragraph explaining what you think Julio should do in the “Post a comment” section below.

Katherine’s best friends are Alice and Natasha. Katherine likes to be with both of them at the same time, but Alice and Natasha constantly argue. Often, they want Katherine to take sides. What should Katherine do?

Write a paragraph explaining what you think Katherine should do in the “Post a comment” section below.