1984
1. 3 critical summaries of BOOK ONE (see example handed out first day).
- #1 pp. 22-37
- #2 pp. 37-63
- #3 pp. 63-81
*Each should be 10-15 sentences, include 3 quotations, and indicate new concepts, characters, and themes illuminated in each section*
**Due at the end of tomorrow's class**
2. Tomorrow: Test on BOOK ONE.
(16 short answers + 1 WAQ = 50 marks)
3. Tomorrow's homework: Read chapter 1 of BOOK TWO --> answer questions:
A.From the beginning, the circumstances surrounding this love affair suggest its doom. Explain how Winston first learns of Julia’s interest in him. Detail their difficulties in arranging a meeting. Why can they not meet in the open? Why had Winston initially distrusted Julia, and why do his feelings change?
B.Discuss Winston’s fearing Julia while at the same time wanting to help her because she is a human being.
English 11(2)
A Separate Peace
1. Discuss chapter 4.
2. Explicate pp. 45-47, 50-52.
3. Tomorrow in-class: WAQ ("You are even in enmity" (45).)
- Theme/thesis statement (paranoia, insecurity, competition)
- 12-15 sentences
- 5 integrated quotations (introduced, cited, and explained).
4. Tomorrow's homework: read chapter 5, answer questions (to be discussed Thursday).
English 11(4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Hobbes' philosophy of man.
2. In-Class Well-Answered-Question:
Approach the following quotations with a Hobbesian lens:
- Henry "became absorbed beyond mere happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things" (60).
- "Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law" (61).
* What is Golding's view of man? Does he share Hobbes' philosophy?*
**12-15 sentences - theme & thesis statements - refer to both the novel and Hobbes' philosophy - 3-5 quotations**
Due at the end of class
3. Homework: Read chapter 5, answer questions (be prepared to discuss tomorrow).
