Syllabus, week of November 26
IS MILLER’S PLAY ABOUT FREEDOM of speech, about Proctor’s desire to speak truthfully about the lies being spread and the injustices being done in the name of God? And/or is Miller’s play about keeping order and the public good, about Danforth’s desire to protect society from the evils that lurk without? And/or is Miller’s play about fear and suspicion, about Putnam’s need to protect himself and Mrs. Putnam’s need for certainty in a world where a mother can loose so many children so cruelly?
MONDAY
Snow day! No school.
HW: No homework.
TUESDAY
In class reading, finishing Act 3 and starting Act 4.
HW: Finish reading and annotating the play by Friday.
WEDNESDAY
No homework for Thanksgiving Break.
HW: No homework.
THURSDAY
No homework for Thanksgiving Break.
HW: No homework.
FRIDAY
No homework for Thanksgiving Break.
HW: No homework.