English 11

Please note: The deadline has been changed from June 3 to June 5 for this assignment.

I've been marking your responses from May 22.

There are some great ideas here. Some students have made a connection between the Lord of the Flies and the Id - that the pig head is in fact the oppressed Id, breaking free of its prison of the unconscious, coming to light, and finding free roam among the boys who have fallen to savage impulses. Everyone is getting a grade and some feedback. If you haven't heard from me, it should still be coming.

Here's our work for the week. Finish the book. Make a DEJ. Send it in by Wednesday, June 3 Friday, June 5. Yes, it is for marks. Considering that we have been discussing Freud and interpreting Golding's message of the novel, it would make sense to continue exploring an allegorical interpretation of Lord of the Flies. What is an allegorical interpretation?

It is the real story - another way to understand the events of the novel. If this is a story about the collapse of a mind in isolation, we may even be able to connect it to the current pandemic situation. If we understand characters in this novel as representations of the different components of the psyche, how these characters rise and fall (or even die) may be interpreted as a story of the psyche.

Among you, there is one class that has never done a DEJ for me before. Please refer to the content below for more information:

1. Double Entry Journal Guide and Criteria
2. Question Types

A DEJ in grade 11 will have 4 quotes on the left, and a paragraph length response for each on the right. At the bottom, you create 3 questions based on the Question Types (#2) above. In grade 11, I'd like to see more inquiry style questions - that is, level 3 and 4 type questions from the guide.

Now - if you have any questions about how to make a DEJ or some specifics about what I require, feel free to email me. I will host a voluntary Zoom meeting at 3pm on Thursday, May 28. You do not need to attend this meeting if you feel like you're ready to roll on the DEJ. I will only be modelling a DEJ and explaining the specifics and answering questions.

Here is the Zoom information. I will distribute the password via email by noon on Thursday.

Topic: Mr. Rogers' Zoom Meeting

Time: May 28, 2020 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/92563919245?pwd=Zm4wcDFmUFB3MlVOV3JqMGlWTGdYdz09

Meeting ID: 925 6391 9245

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