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1 FCHS: American Literature & Composition A
Friday, 10/11 FCHS: American Literature & Composition A

2 Bell Ringer: Friday, 10/11 before moving to brooklyn heights in new york ny five years ago tj lived with his family in the south and subsequently moved back there

3 Corrected: Before moving to Brooklyn Heights in New York, NY, five years ago, T. J. had lived with his family in the South, and, subsequently, moved back there.

4 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.

5 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.

6 Daily Agenda: Summary vs. analysis Begin reading Act IV: pp. 229-
Thesis is due Tuesday, 10/15

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


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