Lesson 8

 

 

Students began the block by reading their personal novels.

We watched the final scene of Jurassic World and discussed the implications of gene editing/genetic modification (as happened in this instance) on a basic level - we also looked at Dolly the sheep and discussed Barbara Streisand's dog clones.

We read the short story "Barney" and argued about what the last entry was really all about...

***NB - If students are confused about the connection between today's videos, and the text, hopefully the discussion of the concept of THEME next class will help make it all come clear.

HMWRK: The questions for today's class (due for next class) will be posted in Teams - They should be submitted in Teams AND printed in hard copy for use during next class. 

Please note - There is a quiz on capitalization next class - very simple - won't take us more than a few minutes at the beginning of the class. 

Tips for answering the questions on Teams:

• Please answer in full sentences.
• Please ensure you rephrase the questions in your answers.
• Do not use pronouns (such as he, she, they etc.) without first naming the person, or group.
• Use evidence and quotations from the text, when applicable, to explain your argument/discussion.

• Students need to complete, and hand in (on Teams), questions 3, 4, and 5 for "Barney." For Question 4: Ensure that you explain what kind of irony a given example is (only 2 needed), and how you know it to be such.