English 11 Homework for Friday - Monday Nov. 7:

**Outline is the same as the Handout for the Jade Peony.  However, remember, you can develop your essay beyond the 5 Paragraph Essay.

1. Synthesis Essay: 

Ray Bradbury's and Brian Fawcett's short stories, "The Pedestrian" and "The Huxley Satellite Dish," show societies in the process of devolution. 

The Essay Question:

How does the process of these devolving societies, particularly their genesis (meaning origin), their culture, and the social outcomes, teach us about our own society and times.  

*"The Pedestrian" society is already devolved, but you infer the genesis of it yourself.  

This essay will require you to know your two texts very well: you will be analyzing both stories using examples from the texts, comparing and contrasting them - then applying that analysis to our own times and culture. 

Your thesis must be clear and concise. It is the answer to the question.  

Friday and Weekend:  **You should be working on your areas of synthesis, and organizing how you will use them in your essay. This is a lot of thinking and finding examples in the stories and in the real world.  

You should be attempting to improve your written expression as well.  You must use your Personal Edit Checklist when you write your essay on Monday and Tuesday, to ensure you are writing well.