Lesson Plan for Thursday, April 10, 2014

Thursday, April 10, 2014
1.  Today's poem:
           "The Ultimate Party" by Peter Payack
            Discuss the meaning of the terms microcosm and macrocosm as they apply to interpreting this poem and as they will apply to interpreting the novel Lord of the Flies.
2.  Discussion of yesterday's assignment "My Utopia":
             I will share W.H. Auden's vision of Utopia , or Arcadia as he calls his world, and let you decide what you like or don't like about it.  Also, for entertainment's sake, from the 1984 Harper's Magazine article I told you about yesterday, I will share the Utopia of the editors of The National Lampoon, and perhaps others.
             You will then volunteer to tell a little bit about your "perfect world" and the rest of us will decide whether or not we would want to live there.
             As a prelude to starting Lord of the Flies, which we will begin reading tomorrow, we will then discuss what human causes could ruin your Utopian worlds. 
3.  Hand in:
             "My Utopia" (worth 10 points)
4.  SSR (as time permits)