Tuesday, February 10th

DUE at the END of CLASS TOMORROW!!!

Add these to your study questions...complete sentences please.

Answer each question thoroughly—use at least three reasons to support each of your arguments:
18. Do you think Charlie is too daring? Why or why not?
19. Do you think Mr. Keating is a bad influence? Why or why not?
20. What does Mr. Keating do well as a leader? What are his downfalls as a leader?
21. Keating provokes defiance into his students without providing the social discourse (or, in other words, something to try and change) for true change. What is the effect of this when the students act on their defiance?

(The rest of the movie –approx. 30 minutes)
22. Who is most to blame for Neil’s death? Mr. Keating? Neil’s father? Neil himself? Why?
23. Do you think Neil would have committed suicide if Mr. Keating had never come into his life? Why or why not?
24. Who, do you think, was the bravest of all the Dead Poets boys? Why?
25. In the initial screenplay, Todd specifically does not sign the paper at the end. In the movie, we are not told one way or the other. Did Todd sign it or not? What do you think?
26. What happens next? What does the future hold for Keating and the boys?
27. Comment on each of the themes below—which theme were you most able to relate to? Which did you think was the most powerful?
              Feelings of alienation
              Dealing with increased feelings of independence and rebellion
              Academic pressure
              Symbolism and imagery
              Influence of role models
28. How has this movie helped you to think differently about poetry, teaching, school, alienation, etc. Pick one thing and focus on it.
29. Which piece of poetry used in the film did you like best and why? Why did it stand out to you?

If you need to see other questions that you skipped earlier in the film I will be back tomorrow to show you those.  Finish all that you can today so that you can play catch up tomorrow.
WORK DILIGENTLY!!! This is NOT group work so you don't need to be having conversations with ANYONE!
FYI- If there is a phone out it will be taken.