Lesson Details

Group-Think & Mob Mentality

2014-2015

Principles of English 1, fall 2014

Date

Oct. 23, 2014

Additional Info
1. Thursday Grammar: punctuation and capitalization

yes wally was eager to prove that his dog blue was different from the other hunting dogs

2. Grading of Vocabulary exercises

3. Groupthink (mob mentality)
  • what specific ways can you think of in which you act differently when alone than you do when in a group?
  • What group makes you feel the most pressure to adhere to group standards? school/peers? church? family? work?
Jonestown Massacre

4. Conformity (peer pressure)
  • Do you consider yourself a conformist?
  • How might conformity be a good and beneficial thing?
  • In what ways can conformity be dangerous?

5. Your turn: Write a paragraph that responds to the following question.
  • What has Golding done so far in the novel to demonstrate the dangers of mob mentality and/or conformity? Use specific examples from the text to support your opinion(s). 

Reminder: Tomorrow is the vocab quiz. Study!