Concept Map Background

Everyone in this class should, at this point, have a rough copy of your concept map on the topic of abuse.

Our guiding question of this project has been :

"What is abuse and how do people deal with/respond to it?"

All of the information you have used so far is either drawn from your own existing knowledge, or scenes and ideas presented in Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak.

Today I want you to expand on that existing knowledge by finding sources and recording information to back up your statements.

Consult the following starter sites for details on Abuse in various forms.

Visuwords dictionary entry on Abuse

http://www.visuwords.com/fullscreen/

Resource defining abuse and different forms of coping:

 http://samvak.tripod.com/abuse.html#classification

Edmonton Police Department

http://www.edmontonpolice.ca/VictimSupport/WhatIsAbuse.aspx

Pamphlet on Victim Services 

http://www.edmontonpolice.ca//~/media/EPS%20External/Files/Brochures/VictimServices/vsu_copingwithtrauma.ashx

Information Specifically on Sexual Abuse

http://www.rainn.org/statistics

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) In a word document, record quotes and details you see as being relevant to answering the guiding question. Be sure to record where your information came from. Have at least 5 quotes or new sources of information.

2) Write an answer to the guiding question in paragraph form to attach to your concept map. Use both the image you have already produced (your concept map) and the new information collected today. Your paragraph should include at least 1 example from the novel, and be at least 100 words long (NOT counting quotes)

Fahrenheit 451 and Plato's Cave

Plato was an ancient Philosopher whose ideas have had a major impact on the world we live in today.

One of his most well known teachings is "The Allegory of the Cave", a video of which we will be watching in class today. (above)

An allegory is a form of metaphor; a story that teaches a lesson by taking the main ideas and showing them as symbols instead of saying them in a straightforward way.

As you watch, try to answer the following questions on a sheet of paper:

1)   Who are the different characters in the allegory?

2)  Describe or draw the setting of the allegory, based on what you saw in the video.

3)  The story happens in 4 steps:

a.   The Prisoner

b.   The prisoner is freed

c.    The prisoner is dragged outside

d.   the freed Prisoner returns.

Describe what happens at each step.

4) How could this allegory connect to the story of Fahrenheit 451? Which characters might be which? What could the cave be in the book?

Fact, Fiction, and Opinion Links

The following links are to provide examples for you to use on today's Fact, Fiction and Opinion contrast Activity worksheet.

Factual reporting:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/index.html (a link to today's news stories)

Fictional Writing:
http://www.fictionpress.com/ (an archive of fiction writing with numerous examples)

Opinion Writing:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/editorials/index.html ( a link to today's editorials)
http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/index.html (a link to the overall opinion section)