What color was Oscar the Grouch on the first season of Sesame Street?

A. Green

B. Orange

C. Blue

D. Yellow

E. Red

Oscar the Grouch used to be orange. Jim Henson decided to make him green before the second season of Sesame Street. How did Oscar explain the color change? He said he went on vacation to the very damp Swamp Mushy Muddy and turned green overnight.

Found on the following web site: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29639/119-amazing-facts-national-trivia-day

How did it feel to be in charge?

How did it feel to be able to come to the party?

How did it feel to be left out of the party?

What happened when certain people could or could not get into the party?

Was leadership challenged? If so, how? What were the results?

In this game, who had power and control?

In what way were power and control used?

How does each boy use his personality traits to influence individuals and the group?

How successful in controlling others is each of these three boys? How does each boy acquire power?

Why do people choose to join a group?

Why do groups choose to accept others into their group?

Why do groups choose to reject others from their group?

Why do people choose to remain in a group? What are the risks of leaving a group?

What do the focus on hunting and the desire to kill a pig reveal about the boys’ understanding of life, violence, power, and control?

Get into six groups

Groups—Characters

1—Ralph

2—Jack

3—Piggy

4—Roger

5—Simon

6—Sam and Eric

The analysis will be completed on a piece of butcher paper and will take the following form: Consider the description of your character

provided in Lord of the Flies; draw an accurate picture of him on your piece of butcher paper

Select three (3) passages from the text (remember to cite by page and line number!) that indirectly characterize your character.

Select three (3) passages from the text (remember to cite here, too!) that directly characterize your character.

Write three (3) adjectives that you think best describe what this character is really like.

The analysis will be completed on a piece of butcher paper and will take the following form: Consider the description of your character

provided in Lord of the Flies; draw an accurate picture of him on your piece of butcher paper

Select three (3) passages from the text (remember to cite by page and line number!) that indirectly characterize your character.

Select three (3) passages from the text (remember to cite here, too!) that directly characterize your character.

Write three (3) adjectives that you think best describe what this character is really like.

A. Party game

B. Party debrief

C. Discussion of Lord of the Flies

D. “As a Result”

E. Mock Trial discussion

A. Lord of the Flies

B. Mock trial

C. Other (be prepared to tell me what it is)

Due Thursday, March 12 at 11:55 p.m.:

Post to the weekly discussion on Moodle

Due Sunday, March 15 at 11:55 p.m.:

Respond to at least two students in the Moodle discussion

Due Monday, March 16 at 11:55 p.m.:

Watch the EP video lessons “How to Structure an Argument in Your Essay” and “How to Evaluate Reasoning”and take the quizzes

Due Tuesday, March 17 at the beginning of class:

Read “Ain’t So/Is Not,” “But Don’t Get Me Wrong” (Chapters 9 and 10 of They Say/I Say) and come to class prepared to discuss

Read chapters 7-12 of Lord of the Flies and complete the Metacognitive Reading Log