First, fourth, and sixth periods used the sentence revision techniques we’ve worked on during the week to revise their persuasive essay on capital punishment. Additionally, students began double-checking that they’d supplied three arguments in their papers, and that two of the argument methods (from authority, reason, emotion, etc) are represented.

Second period began Lord of the Flies, looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a portion of the framework we’ll be using to understanding the novel. We’ll also be looking at sociology and theories of society as well as Freudian theory to round out our understanding of LoF, but I’m getting ahead of myself a bit.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Homework

• First, fourth, and sixth periods: finish revision of capital punishment paper.
• Second period:
  • The Romeo and Juliet test is Monday;
  • The Romeo and Juliet soundtrack project is due Monday; and
  • The first vocabulary quiz for Lord of the Flies must be completed online over the weekend.