WHS: American Literature & Composition A Friday, 10/11 WHS: American Literature & Composition A

Bell Ringer: Friday, 10/11 NONE TODAY! 

Which is better? Topic: lies Abigail to Betty: “I told him everything; he knows now, he knows everything we” (Miller 124). Analysis 1: Abigail is scared that Betty won’t wake, so she shakes her violently. Analysis 2: Abigail is frightened for her own reputation, so she shakes Betty in hopes of waking her to prove her own innocence.

Which is better? Topic: morality & hysteria Quote: “Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about. . .” (Miller 170). Analysis 1: The rumor of witchcraft breeds hysteria in the town. Analysis 2: The people’s lack understanding of science and disease leads them to ignorantly rely on a religious explanation of the girl’s outbreak; thus, the people begin to buy into this idea of witchcraft.

Daily Agenda: Summary vs. analysis Act III quiz (15 mins) Begin reading Act IV. 1st: 229-232 2nd: 229-232 Thesis is due Tuesday, 10/15

Daily Agenda: Thesis draft #1 due Tuesday, 10/15 Continue working on reading guides for Acts III & IV. Continue working on quotation charts.