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October 2013 Do Nows. English 310. 10/1 Do Now. Pg. 46 What is the difference between protecting someone’s innocence and protecting someone’s guilt by not “naming names ”?. 10/3 Do Now. Pg. 48
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October 2013 Do Nows English 310
10/1 Do Now • Pg. 46 • What is the difference between protecting someone’s innocence and protecting someone’s guilt by not “naming names”?
10/3 Do Now • Pg. 48 • Write about a time you thought you were in trouble, so you lied to prevent punishment. Were you discovered? What happened? How did you feel?
10/4 Do Now • Pg. 50 • Open journaling (school appropriate).
10/7 Do Now • Pg. 50 • Write about a time your emotions kept you from making a good choice. What did you learn from that situation?
10/8 Do Now • Pg. 54 • Is one’s reputation still important today? How has our obsession with an “online life” affect how we perceive reputations?
10/10 Do Now • Pg. 54 • Write about a time you were among a group of people who had trouble getting along. What were the underlying problems or motivations among them?
10/11 Do Now • Pg. 56 • Open Journal (School appropriate).
10/14 Do Now • Pg. 58 • What are some of the lessons (themes) you think Act 1 of The Crucible may be trying to teach us? Think of all the conflicts they have and how they could solve them, but choose not to.
10/15 Do Now • Pg. 58 • Write about a time when you (or someone you observed) was on a “power trip.”
10/17 Do Now • Pg. 60 • Respond to the following quote and think about how it applies to The Crucible as well as your life. What does Ghandi mean? “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” Mahatma Ghandi. Attribute = characteristic
10/18 Do Now • Pg.60 • Open journaling (school appropriate).
10/21 Do Now • Pg. 62 • What are some of the reasons film-makers and playwrights choose to delete scenes from films and plays?
10/22 Do Now • Pg. 64 • Write about a time you were frustrated by the blatant lies someone told and everyone believed. • Blatant = obvious
10/24 Do Now • Pg. 64 • Open Journaling (school appropriate).
10/25 Do Now • Pg. 66 • Write about a time you (or someone you know) was asked to “name names” or implicate others in a problematic situation.
10/28 Do Now • Pg. 66 • At this point (after Act III of The Crucible) what do you think Miller (the playwright) was trying to say about truth and lies?
10/29 Do Now • Pg. 68 • “All the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab the audience by the throat and not release them, rather than presenting an emotion which you could observe and walk away from” --Arthur Miller. • What do you think Miller means? Have you had this experience yet with a story, play, or film?1
10/31 Do Now • Pg. 68 • Write about a time when it was difficult for you to admit you were wrong.