HANDOUTS FROM TODAY:
You were given your grade printout at the end of class.
IN CLASS TODAY:
- Montana 1948 reading quiz.
- Small group activity centered on selecting scenes from the novel that best help us answer essential questions about the book's main themes:
- What allows Grandpa Hayden to be so dismissive of the law? Consider internal and external factors (e.g. personality, culture, socio-economic status, etc.)
- To what extent is Wes Hayden dismissive of the law?
- Much of the book considers law vs. lawlessness, or civilization vs. wilderness. Where do we see these forces conflict with one another, specifically for Wes,for Gail, and for David?
- Is Wes Hayden master of his own fate? Is Frank?
- ADDED: Is Wes a good brother?
3. Review of final exam, grades, comments.
CLASS NOTES:
Notes for today may be found here.
HOMEWORK
The four questions addressed in today's group activity will form the basis for discussion tomorrow. You are to use the notes from today's class, review the scenes selected by the groups, and select ONE question to talk about. You are to prepare a separate page of notes for class discussion tomorrow that outlines your answer to the question, lists pages on which evidence can be found, AND an explanation of how that evidence proves your point. I will spot check notes at the beginning of class on Tuesday.
COMING UP:
On Wednesday and Thursday, we will be putting Wes Hayden on trial in class as being liable for Frank's death. I will be asking you to use evidence from the novel, and to make appeals to both reason and emotion.
On Monday, you will arrive to class with a summary of the arguments for and against Wes, and you will be hand-writing a verdict in which you declare him guilty or innocent of the charge. You may use your book and your summary that you prepared as homework to help, but that is all. You will not be able to use class notes. At the end of the period, I will collect both your argument summary and your verdict.
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