Relevant Reading For Future Writers

Funded Jun 21, 2022

Thank you so for the donation of Scope Magazine by Scholastic. Students have been enjoying the magazines a source of reading for pleasure as well as a providing material to practice critical reading skills.

This month we will be beginning our unit examining Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451. With this text we examine the question, Are Bradbury's concerns for American Society still valid? Student will try to answer this question by analyzing Bradbury's message along with reading about society's current socials issues.

In the most recent issue of Scope Magazine, there was an article that listed many predictions for technology in the year 2122. Students are currently assigned this article and will have a short discussion next week about why they do or do not agree with the predictions in the article. This will also be used to introduce all the technological predictions they will encounter in Fahrenheit 451. With this one article we are able to make connections across text, create claims, identify evidence to support claims and practice academic discussion.

Thank you all again for supporting our literacy practices.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Harding Dias