Tuesday, December 4, 2012

December 3rd, 2012

12/3/12

In Class:
Collected outlines/rough drafts.
Journal
: Recall your first day at Boulder Prep. How did people see you and define who you are? Is this the person you wanted them to see? Are you the same person today?

Lecture/discussion of various identity roles and characteristics, including 'ascribed' vs. 'achieved' status roles and 'inward' vs. 'outward' perception and portrayal.
Students individually listed 10 roles/characteristics which they saw as essential to their independent identities, then began the identity illustration mini-project (due Wednesday).
Class collaboratively read "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut to discuss social and intellectual imprisonment and the idea of independence.

Homework:
Work on Literary Analysis #1.
Read Part One, Chapters 1-2 of The Stranger.

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