LAST WEEK WE REVIEWED the results from the final essay questions and wrote a short essay on Like Water for Chocolate. "What is the least obvious, most important thing to know about Tita as a person, in terms of Jungian psychology?" We also discussed how students can review, but not focus upon the most obvious ideas, thus writing stronger claims and essays.

Monday

No school today for Labor Day.
HW: Remember to print out the articles on Friday's blog post. You are to read the first article and annotate for a definition of myth(ology).

Tuesday

Introduction to Yann Martel's Life of Pi. We will start with an overview of "Sleeping with Jeff," talk briefly of dreams, listen to the introduction and chapter one. We closed with a short look at Hans Hoblien's 1533 painting, "The Ambassadors."
HW: Read chapters 2-4 in Life of Pi.

Wednesday

Listening to chapter five in class. After that, you will design your name into a metaphor. What would the symbol for your name be? Creating yours in class...
HW: ...and finishing it in class. Using crayon and ink, images that you draw and text you write, create a visual representation of a) your name, and b) a symbol for your name/identity, and c) a written explanation of the symbol. All three should appear on one side of the 11 X 17 paper.

Thursday

Working on chapters six through eight in class, and watching a selection from the film Surviving the Game and Jurassic Park. What is the most dangerous animal?
HW: Reading chapters 9 through 16, inclusive.

Friday

Thinking about God. We will look at chapters 17 through 21, and then discuss faith in God.
HW: Listen to the following interview by Terry Gross on Fresh Air. She talks with Jack Miles, the editor of Norton Anthology of World Religion. He talks about the modern state of world religion, pluralism (and taste, propriety, courtesy), the fundamentalist attack in France as a metaphor for misunderstanding religious beliefs, the modernization thesis and the 40% of Americans who change their religion in their lifetimes. This weekend, also read chapters 22 through 30.