English I students took the time to think, write, and talk about Lord of the Flies in a new way, using some basic principles of sociology:

1. People behave differently in groups than they do as individuals.
2. People obey rules that are socially constructed.
3. People socially construct the rules.
4. Some people have more say-so than others in making the rules.
5. There are rewards for following the rules and penalties for breaking the rules.

All three of these ideas provide a basis for using the idea of this week’s article of the week on taboo as an interpretive tool for Lord of the Flies.

English 8 students started a final project in which they will be using close reading principles we’ve worked on all year and presentation principles to present a portion of The Diary of Anne Frank.

Homework

• English 8: 
  • make sure you’ve completed all the comprehension questions for act 1 (scenes 2, 3, 4, and 5);
  • be careful to stay on track with the questions for act 2, which you’ll be doing in your presentation groups.
• English I Honors: 
  • complete the first writing assignment for Lord of the Flies (turn in by this afternoon);
  • complete the assessments of the first writing assignment by next Wednesday;
  • continue working on the second batch of practice EOC reading tests (due next Monday).

Class Notes

Notes for the day's classes are available here.

Please note that this is a composite file including notes from all classes, though occasionally it might only be one or two classes. I don't differentiate in the file; that is up to you to do.