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Wednesday 3 December 2014

English 12
1984
1. Quiz - chapters 1 & 2.
2. Analysis.
3. Chapter 3 and questions.
4. Glossary of Terms (handout).
5. Homework: Read chapter 4, answer chapter 3&4 questions, review glossary terms, AND, re-read the paragraph on p. 34 about "doublethink". What is the significance of this paragraph?


English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. Books distributed.
2. Background and themes.
3. Chapter 1, prep for quiz (tomorrow).

English 11 (4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Hand in Milton paragraphs.
2. Background and themes.
3. Chapter 1 (finish reading for homework; take notes of what you think may be important in terms of symbolism, theme, characterization.)
*Consider:
- Whom do the boys vote in as chief? Why?
- When confronted with the piglet, Jack hesitates and does not strike it. What does Golding mean when he describes the "enormity of the downward stroke"? What does this scene reveal about Jack, and by extension, the other boys?