English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Hand in Synthesis Essay #2.
2. In-Class: Synthesis of "Say It Ain't So" and "Hurt"
- due tomorrow at 830am.
*Return books
*Grad Transitions due Friday!*
English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. In-Class - WAQ paragraph ("Who is responsible for the evil that takes place in Macbeth?").
2. Return books.
3. Tomorrow: Lit Device quiz, Final Exam Prep.
English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. In-Class - WAQ outline: "What aspects of Puritan society in 1692 allowed the witch hunts to take place? What are modern-day equivalents of Salem's witch hunt?").
*Theme, thesis, quotations, transitions*
- Find 5-8 quotations for some/all of the following points:
A. Puritan lifestyles and principles
B. Emphasis on punishment, Hell, damnation
C. Disapproved of joy/celebration
D. Conformity only acceptable way of life
E. Political allegory for McCarthyism/fear of Communism in the 1950s.
E. Other modern examples?
2. Homework: WAQ paragraph (due tomorrow at the beginning of class).