The+Lost+Boys

The Lost Boys
The readings in this unit come from many different time periods and don't necessarily fit in to other units but each stands on its own. All but one are in the DeMatha Anthology.


 * ====**Date......**==== ||  || ====**Assignment....................................................**==== ||
 * ====Mar 9==== ||  || ====read "Story of an Hour"==== ||
 * ====Mar 10==== ||  || ====read "Dr. Heidegger's Experiement"==== ||
 * ====Mar 11==== ||  || ====read "A Good Man is Hard to Find"==== ||
 * ====Mar 14==== ||  || ====read "The Lottery"==== ||
 * ====Mar 15==== ||  || ====read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"==== ||
 * ====Mar 17==== ||  || ====TEST==== ||
 * ====Mar 17==== ||  || ====TEST==== ||

Current unit link - The Lost Boys (or use the menu on the left)

Period 1 quotes/passages

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Period 3 quotes/passages

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Why protect Mrs. Ballard from the news? How did Mr. Ballard supposedly die? What was her initial reaction? What is her reaction after being in the room for a while? How does the weather foreshadow her feelings? What type of narration? Does she die of "the joy that kills?" Why do "they" say that? How does the reader know better? When happy and when sad?
 * Story of an Hour notes**

Example of a gothic romance What was the experiment? What was each of the four people known for? How and why use a rose? What advice does he give them? Do they follow it? Why not? What is the lesson he learns? What do they plan to do? Why doesn't he plan to do the same?
 * Dr. Heidegger's Experiment**

Q2C - how does this fit into "The Lost Boys" unit? Are there any signs early on in the story that hint at bad things to come? Explain the significance of the gesture by the grandmother at the end? Does The Misfit change because of it? Will he?
 * Good Man is Hard to Find**

How is the person selected determined? Do the names of some of the townspeople have any meaning? (Graves, Summers, Warner) How has the lottery changed over over the years? What are the people in the north thinking of doing? What does Old Man Warner think of that? Why does the lottery continue?
 * The Lottery**

Why do those who walk away, do so? What are the choices for those who see the boy? What is the most moral choice? Why don't they let the child out? How do they know? What makes it easier for them to keep the child there? What are real world examples of this today?
 * The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas**