English 12
1984
1. Hand in WAQs, return Hamlet books.
2. Distributed: 1984.
3. Background and themes.
4. Read Book 1, chapter 1
- Discuss the omnipresent posters of Big Brother (physical appearance, the phrase "Big Brother Is Watching You"). What does the caption imply about the society in which Winston Smith lives? Are these implications supported by evidence from Chapter 1?
- Discuss the three party slogans and what each statement implies about this society. What does the public's easy acceptance of these mottoes suggest about the populace at this point in the story?
5. Homework: Answer the preceding questions; read Appendix ("The Principles of Newspeak").

English 11(2)
The Crucible
1. Hand in WAQs, return The Crucible books.
2. Read "Half-Hanged Mary" by Margaret Atwood.
3. Answer questions.
4. Quiz tomorrow (on poem).
*Review lit devices*

English 11(4)
Macbeth
1. WAQs and Gladiator assignments due.
2. Return books.
3. "On His Blindness" - Milton
4. Explicate the poem, line by line, in terms of spiritual blindness.
Ex.   Although physical blindness is devastating, spirtual blindess has even broader implications. In John Milton's autobiographical sonnet "On His Blindness," the author contemplates how he has spent his life so far and whether or not he has reached his potential.
        Milton begins his poem "consider[ing] how [his] light is spent" (1). In other words, he is reflecting on his life so far.
(Paragraph due tomorrow.)