Lesson Plan for Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
1.  Hand in:
           LOTF Chap. 9 & 10 Open Response
2.  Read today's poem:
            "Mrs. Sadie Grindstaff . . ."  by Jonathan Williams
             Vocabulary mini-lesson on the word "factotum"
3.  Assignment:
            LOTF Chap. 11 & 12 Synthesis
                 Please finish reading LOTF by Thursday, but do not do the "Synthesis" assignment.
                 I will give you the handout for the assignment on Thursday.
                 To avoid spoilers in class you must finish reading the book by Thursday.
                 You will have some class time to work on the writing on Thursday and Monday.
                 The LOTF Synthesis assignment is due on Tuesday, May 6. 
4.  Independent Work
              Finish reading LOTF.
              Do SSR.
5.  Discussion of LOTF Chap. 9 & 10
              What did Simon do on the mountaintop? (symbolism?)
              Why did Simon have to die? (symbolism)
               Allusions to Jesus?
               Allusions to the myth of Pentheus?  (also Dionysus/Bacchus)
               Symbolism of Ralph, Piggy's, and Samneric's participation in the death?