Syllabus for week of September 23

Monday

• Discussing "the most important yet least obvious" connection between Campbell's monomyth and the film Star Wars.
• We will also begin reading the Hindu background in small groups.  
• HW: Read up to page 35 in the packet. Remember to keep a working list of definitions and terms for a crossword we'll create together.

Tuesday

• Collect and discuss the analysis of your chosen film. Review of quote integration, MLA format, and multi-genre. 
• HW: Finish reading the handout on Hinduism. 
  

Wednesday

• Crossword day! While students are working on a crossword review of Hindu terms, I will continue college essay conferences. 
• HW: Watch the documentary narrated by Ben Kingsley by class on Monday.

Thursday

• Today we will meet in computer lab 224 to work on college essay.
• HW: Read the children's story, "How Ganesha Got His Elephant Head" for class on Friday.

Friday

• Today we will meet in computer lab 224 to work on college essay.
• HW: Remember that you need to have finished the documentary by class on Monday! It is available in the Read>English>Easton>Videos folder on the read drive. You will want to hammer out a draft of your monomyth film analysis for Monday, too.