Per 1 & 6: The Prison Experiment

In preparation for ‘meeting’ Matt Langdon — our Skype video chat visitor — and our conversation re:

• the Stanford Prison Experiment
• why ‘good’ people end up doing ‘evil’ things or choosing to be a ‘hero’
• Lord of the Flies
• ‘hero stages’ we’ve used for our short stories

…you may want to watch more about the prison experiment (after seeing 2 short videos in class on Wed).

Go to this link where you’ll find:

• The 2-min trailer for “Silent Rage”
• The short highlight video where Zimbardo (the researcher who created the experiment) discusses why ‘good’ people do ‘evil’ things
• 3 videos (parts 1, 2 & 3) that go into far more detail on the actual prisoners/guards, the experiment, etc
• A short essay written by Zimbardo’s girlfriend — who helped ‘stop’ the experiment on the 6th day — explain what she thinks about it
• A web site designed by Zimbardo that gives a full history on the experiment itself

Q1, W7, #5: Why Does Matt Inspire?

Set-up: When time allows, watch the original 2005 version of the “Where the Hell is Matt?” video (via a YouTube link), a ‘travel’

Challenge:

• Mandatory: Explain why YOU think Matt’s dance (and his travel adventure) causes people to respond so positively.
• Optional:  Go watch the 2nd (2008) video (via YouTube) he did for the British chewing gum company who paid him to once again travel the world doing his quirky little dance.
• Optional: Go to Matt’s website and see what else you can discover.
• Optional: Watch Matt’s lecture at a Vermont college about a) why he did this, b) how he designed the trip, c) how he got people to dance with him, etc.  Part 1.  Part 2.  Part 3.  (all via YouTube)

Length: 7+ sentences about whatever catches your attention.  Trust me:  there’s a lot to focus on here.  Enjoy.

Q1, W7, #4: Foreshadowing Quote

Part 1: Using anything you’ve seen so far in chapter 1-3 (or even chapter 4 if you’ve read that far), share with us ONE quotation that you think sounds like Golding — as the author — foreshadowing something about the boys’ fate(s) on the island.

• Pick a quote that does more than just ‘plot’.
• Pick something that really seems to hint about something mysterious, hidden, or symbolic.

Part 2: Explain to the rest of us why it catches your attention…and what you think Golding might be cleverly suggesting about the rest of the novel.

Length: 7+ sentences.

Q1, W7, #3: Which Way Do You Lean?

Based on your own personality and view of the world, I’m curious which way you’d lean if you were one of the young boys on the island in the early chapters of Lord of the Flies.

Would you:

1. Trust Ralph’s leadership as the one voted to be ‘chief’, staying close by his side?
2. Trust Jack’s instincts as a hunter, staying close by his side?
3. Trust Simon’s mysterious instincts as he spends more time alone on the island, staying close by his side?
4. Trust Piggy’s intelligence and point-of-view, staying close by his side?

Why?

And if you aren’t quite sure at this moment (through chapter 3), what would you need to know about either of them — and the island itself — to make a decision?

Length: 7+ sentences

Q1, W7, #2: Natural Leader

Given what you know about the boys in Golding’s Lord of the Flies so far (considering anything that you’ve read in chapters 1 through 3 this week), answer the following questions:

1. Who do you think is the most natural ‘leader’ at this point?  Why?
2. Furthermore, what do you think are his greatest challenges on the island in terms of his weaknesses or personality?  Why?

Length: 7+ sentences

Q1, W7, #1: Visual Vocab Story

The Rules:

• Include all 10 words
• Include all definitions and parts of speech — placed in parenthesis — for each word
• Write a compelling ‘story’ or ‘description’ of one of the following images

The words: affable, chicanery, dissipate, finagle, impeccable, moribund, precarious, repugnance, tenuous, visage

Photo 1: (link: http://tinyurl.com/3j3ayya)

Photo 2: (link: http://tinyurl.com/4zl2ow)

Photo 3: (link: http://tinyurl.com/6ad88y)

Introducting the “Alice Project” Teams

Per 2:

• Alice Project #1:  Hagen F., Rachel L., Erin M., Alex C.
• Alice Project #2:  Meighan A., Samuel M., Miles W., Jenna K., Carl K.
• Alice Project #3:  Colton C., Alex F., Abbie P., Vance L., Ryan S.
• Alice Project #4:  Taylor C., Angela W., Kyle M., Derek M., Brittany M.

Per 3:

• Alice Project #5:  Rivu D., Melissa H., Katherine H., Alex E., Sylvia A.
• Alice Project #6:  Caroline M., Haley M., Michael P., Kristen K., Michael N.
• Alice Project #7:  Alex D., Keith C., Lindsay R., Connor M.
• Alice Project #8:  Jackson H., Katie R., Daniel L., Hersh T.

Per 4:

• Alice Project #9:   Beth A., Deron M., Gabriella B., Benedikt K.
• Alice Project #10:  Shannon L., Gage L., Rachel M., Brendon O-L.
• Alice Project #11:  Devon H., Scott M., Darcy S., Morgan P., Connor S.
• Alice Project #12:  Kierston R., Adam K., Vivian H., Emma L.
• Alice Project #13:  Amber W., Edward C., Kathy B., Susan C.