After Thanksgiving break, we wrapped up The Crucible and had a debate about who should be held responsible for the hysteria. Our judges in each class did a great job moderating the debate, and solid evidence was presented for many of the characters. At the end of the day, the general consensus was that Abigail is to blame. Ms. Slama has her own thoughts, but the tribe has spoken :) Plus, now that we've seen what happens when people start blaming others, do we have any right to do so? The students also listened to an excerpt from This American Life about how after McCarthyism, Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan both defended their actions during the trials through their art. Where Proctor, who refused to implicate others, reflects Miller and his refusal to jump on the accusation bandwagon, Kazan defended his choice to rat out others through the protagonist of his film On the Waterfront. Listen here! Now that "to all intents and purposes, the power of theocracy in Massachusetts was broken" (Miller 146), we'll be moving on to the rational thought of the Enlightenment and Revolutionary period! Who's ready for some Hamilton?? P1 “Me when my parents say ‘Either change your attitude or leave.’” - Royanni C. “I’m playing cat and mouse.” - Colin M. “Work smarter not harder.” - Don R. P2 “When you get your first check and buy random things.” - Aolani B. “Omg is that a Cat-illac?” - Allison B. “Yea she's pretty fast. She goes 0-60 in like 5 minutes.” - Caden K. P3 “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” - Jack M. “One small step for cat, one giant leap for mouse-kind.” - August P. P4 “Leaving for thanksgiving break like…” - Madeleine N. P1
“You know, I don’t think this is going to help me sleep.” Nick B. “Honey.. please rush home. We have a baaaa-d situation.” - Amanda C. “Larry had a little lamb, little lamb.” - Dylan I. “Hey doctor I tried counting sheep like you said but I still can’t fall asleep. So…what do I do with all these sheep?” - Alan P. P2 “Let’s have a sheep-over.” - Akayla B. “Hi, yeah, Little Bo Peep? I found your sheep…” - Isabella G. “When Mary asks you to house sit.” - Sebastian M. “When you just start making up excuses why you can’t go out with your friends.” - Sam T. “McDonald! Your sheep are here again!” - T. Vo P3 “Yes sir, you heard me right. Twenty bales of hay and a medium pizza please.” - August P. “When you watch the PETA commercial once.” - Kalan S. P4 “Operator, I lost my count of sheep.” - Destiny M. “Sorry babe, you can’t come over right now. I think ewe know why.” - Amelie W.
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