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Individuation / The Critical Lens Essay I

Grade 12

Myth and Psyche: "The Evolution of Consciousness"

• Group discussion on the last section: "The Goal of Individuation and Its Symbols", response paper due Friday.
• Response paper for "The Dragon Fight and Redemption of the Feminine" due.
• Tomorrow is a review day. The exam for this unit is on Friday. Students will be able to use their notes. There will be a retest for those who wish in which the handout can be used and the score will be averaged with that of the first test.
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Grade 10

• All students who have not finished The Silver Kiss exam must do so on their own time before the end of the day on Friday.
• Today we began preparing for writing the first critical lens essay. Class time was spent listing books read, author's names, main characters and brief summaries. 
• Tomorrow we'll work on quote interpretation.

The Birth of the Hero / TSK: Zoe Hangs Out with Mom

Grade 12

Myth and Psyche: The Hero Myth: Birth, Call, Journey

• Scan section 4 for vocab.
• Read/annotate/ respond in notebook
• Group discussion if time

Grade 10

• Summarize chapter 14
• read chapter 15 to page 193
• Students were reminded of work owed. Many (group A) did not hand in journals yesterday.

Cataclysmic Separation / That's All for Christopher

Grade 12

Section three of Myth and Psyche: Separation, Creation and the Birth of Consciousness

• Review the section
• Team discussions: share annotations, discuss content and generate questions
• Class discussion
• Response paper due Monday

Grade 10

• Free write (5 minutes)
• Finish chapter 14
• EBC: Choose two literary elements important to that chapter, construct a claim and write a paragraph for each using evidence from the story. Due tomorrow morning.

Once the Apple is Eaten... / TSK: Zoe and Christopher Play

Grade 12

Myth and Psyche: Separation, Creation and the Birth of Consciousnesses

• The Prometheus Story as told briefly by Mr. Lambert
• Separation, Creation and the Birth of Consciousnesses 
• Scan for vocabulary and define unknown words
• read/annotate/respond in notebook
• Discuss if time

Grade 10

• The Silver Kiss:
• summarize pages 166-171 
• Read chapter 14 pages 172 to 181
• Students were reminded to hand in the EBC that is due. 

Myth and Psyche / The Silver Kiss: Zoe Solves Some Conflicts

Grade 12

Myth and Psyche:

• Finished discussing "The Original Embryonic State."
• Response papers for this section and the introduction are due.

Grade 10

• Summarize pg. 160 to 166.
• Finish reading chapter 13
• Evidence based claim (EBC) construct a claim for chapter 13 and support it with evidence. Finish for homework
• Evidence Based Claim papers ("Simon is not a shallow character.") are past due.

Peer Review Directions & Another Jewkes / Vampires, Continued

Grade 12

• Discussed the peer review process for tomorrow. Students are not to be judgmental, but should point out both errors and effective language. Reviews should end with a summative statement and suggestions for improvement.
• Read and annotated the introduction to Man the Mythmaker by J.T. Jewkes; responded in journals and then discussed.
• Essay #2 (Q29) due tomorrow for peer review.
• Group B journals due.

Grade 10 

• Finished Vampire Archetype, wrote notes.
• Pd 6 began the next vampire handout.
• Group B journals due Wednesday