English 12
Hamlet
1. Hand in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" questions.
2. Background notes, theme.
3. Read Act I, sc i.
*No homework, unless you haven't completed "Disillusionment" or "The Rocking-Horse Winner" assignments.
3B. Suggestion: Read the modern English version of each scene to clarify the language --> No Fear Shakespeare - Hamlet
**Return CITR novels.**

English 11 (2)
Lord of the Flies
1. Essays returned.
1A. Stanford Prison Experiment questions due.
2. Viktor Frankl background, quotation:

Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is. After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips.

3. WAQ prompt:
Compare and contrast Frankl's theory about mankind with Zimbardo's. Which theory is more accurate? State your opinion objectively.
*due at the end of class*
**Return novels**
Tomorrow: Begin drama.

English 11 (4)
A Separate Peace
1. "And Thou Art Dead" questions due.
2. WAQ: Using evidence from the poem, identify the theme of "And Thou Art Dead..."
*Due at the beginning of tomorrow's class*
*Return novels*
Tomorrow: Begin drama.