Anthem Quiz, Chapter 1

Access your quiz at the link below. There are 15 questions worth 100 points each, but their point value declines the longer you take to answer a question. Some you will not know unless you have read farther into the book. Be sure to show me your score before you close out of the final window.

Happy testing!

Quiz

Anthem Blog Prompts

Answer the following questions as you read the novel, using complete sentences and evidence from the text that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. For each item of evidence, provide the page number in parentheses to indicate where it is located in the text. 

Chapter 1 (Due Tuesday, 12/4):  Describe the society in which Anthem is set. Some areas to consider are the political structure, degree of technology use, social relationships, quality of life, and level of education.

Would you want to live in this society? Explain why or why not.


Chapter 2 (Due Wednesday, 12/5):  What word is Equality struggling to recapture on Page 49? In your opinion, why is mentioning this word the only crime punishable by death in this society? What could its rediscovery possibly lead to?


Chapters 3-6 (Due Thursday, 12/6):  Choose one of the following prompts for your response.

• What does Equality discover? How important is this discovery to Equality? To the society in Anthem? Why? 
• Why is Equality so interested in seeing his own image at this point in the novel? What emotion is he feeling?
• The old locks and lack of guards in the Palace of Corrective Detention indicate that prisoners never tried to escape. Why not?

Chapters 7-9 (Due Wednesday, 12/12):  Equality questions the morality of his former society. Contrast what he was previously taught about solitude, good, evil, and joy to what he now believes.

Chapters 10-12 (Due Thursday, 12/13):  Choose two quotes from these chapters that say the most in terms of a philosophy about life that you can believe in. Explain what they mean by using an example of how the quote might guide your behavior on any given day.

Vocabulary Lists

Week 1

• anthem
• transgress
• ego
• utopia
• deign
• lassitude
• reprimand
• solidarity

Week 2

• vindicate
• plunder
• depraved
• illustrious
• redemption
• torrent
• whim
• unanimity

Week 3

• juxtapose
• harangue
• mortify
• commence
• convene
• enmity
• tenuous
• avid

Blog Grading Criteria

Be certain that your journal posts meet the criteria in the rubric listed below. This is the rubric I will use to grade your responses, so note that you must include Criterions 1-3 to earn a passing grade on your posts. Yes, punctuation and spelling matter!

Criteria for Blog Participation

1.  Respond with complete sentences and formal language that is respectful and thoughtful.
2.  Title your post and restate the prompt in a clear sentence.
3.  Support your response with evidence that is quoted or paraphrased from the text, including a page number(s) cited in parentheses.

Grading Scale

10 points (100%) Exceptional participation, includes all criteria, demonstrates original and creative thought, and generates complex conclusions about topic.

8 points (80%) Good participation, includes all criteria.

6 points (60%) Partial participation, includes at least two criteria.

0 points Unsatisfactory participation, lacks two criteria.

Weekly Vocabulary Practice

Weekly Vocabulary Practice

Each week you must learn eight vocabulary words that I will provide from our reading assignments.

1. Record all of your words and practice activities in one spreadsheet on Google Docs, and label the document to reference “vocabulary.”

2. On Monday:  List each word, its part of speech, a popular definition in your own words or a synonym, and a sentence using each word in an appropriate context.

3. On Tuesday:  On the same spreadsheet, list two different forms of the word, each corresponding part of speech, and a sentence for each new word form.

4. On Wednesday:  Use the vocabulary words orally in class to earn 2 points per word for correct usage.

5. On Thursday:  Review the words with a partner or by using Quizlet.com prior to taking the quiz. You will complete a quiz of all eight words the first Thursday, 16 words the second Thursday, 24 words the next Thursday and a final over all 32 words on the last Thursday of the block.