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“We’re free and clear. We’re free…we’re free…” ~Linda Loman, from Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

18 Nov. 2013

Learning Target: Demonstrate analysis of thematic ideas

Please take out your movie notes and English notebook!

Agenda11/18/13 Test Reminder Bellwork Finish Movie Discussion

Homework: Study for the test tomorrow!

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Test content: 2 questions about theme 3 quote IDs and analysis responses

if you know the plot and characters well, it should be easy to identify who said it, when they said it, and why it’s significant to the play as a whole!

1 essay question…sort of Think-how are various characters portrayed as

“victims” of circumstance? Remember, you can use your movie

notes and reading notebooks on the test! Feel free to add more of your thinking about the play!

Bellwork11/18/13 Some important “realizations” occurred

in Friday’s section of the movie. List them for each prompt below. “Young Biff” Biff Willy about Bernard Willy about Biff Willy about his life

End discussion questions

How have these characters been lying to each other and themselves?

What does Biff try to convince Willy of? What does he blame Willy for doing to him?

Why does Willy make the final choice he does? What is the tragic irony at the end regarding

money? “The jungle is dark but full of diamonds.”

What’s this about? What’s the jungle? What’s the diamond?