Spending the first 10 minutes finishing work on the Chelkash crosswords. The scholar with the most solved clues will set the bar for maximum points, and the curve on this assignment for the course.
Listening to the 4-page long, philosophical and dense story. annotating for what LeGuin says about the world of Omelas, the society there, and the people of Omelas. How is the celebration on the Green Fields a metaphor for a perfect society? How does our image of that perfection shift with the description of the child in the basement?
Starting work on the Chelkash crossword.
HW: Re-read and annotate the short story.

Grading day. Reviewing the way grades are weighted by category, and how point values shift in the annotation category to privilege 2nd quarter (later) notes over earlier assignments.
Reviewing your feedback for the “Machine Stops” writing assignment.
HW: Revise, print, read aloud, and re-revise your “Machine Stops” response. This will be due in class on tomorrow.

Collecting your revisions via a text-box submission in Canvas.
Re-reading (close reading) of Omelas and taking notes as a class.
Watching the first half of the Ursula K. LeGuin documentary in class. Add to your annotations on the short story.
HW: Finish watching the documentary this weekend. You should re-read, and finish annotating the story, in preparation for class discussion on Monday.