Grade 12

• Reasearch papers with citations were collected. Others need to be modified and submitted.
• Discussed chapters 11-14 today in terms of Kay's personal growth and the three societal structures described: Robin's (anarchy), the ants (totalitarian) and Sir Ector's (enlihghtened-feudal).
• HW: Read ch. 15 and 16

Grade 10

• Finished quizzes
• Read chapter 24

Grade 12

• The Sword in the Stone
• Chapter 6: 
• What is the significance of the flight of the arrow at the end of the chapter? What is the metaphor? What is the symbolism?
• Chapter 7:
• At what point in the chapter did Merlyn probably think the Wart learned the lesson?
• Chapter 8:
• What qualities does the Wart exhibit?
• What is significant about the end of the chapter?
• The Wart's lesson in the Mews parallels his lesson from the joust and the author's purpose in the charactersization of Pellinor. What is it?
• Information for final exam...
• The Power of Myth
• Hero Journey Stages
• Follow Your Bliss!
• Functions of myth
• Atonement with the father
• Myth and Psyche:
• Individuation
• Archetypes
• Myth and Psyche paper LINK

Grade 10

• Took quiz on chapters 16-20
• Will continue with the novel tomorrow.
• Anyone who hasn't handed in a research paper needs to do so ASAP!

Grade 12

• The Sword in the Stone:
• Discussed chapter 3,4 and 5 in class.
• Chapters 6 and 7 for homework
• Will begin checking notes on Thursday.

Grade 10

• Catcher in the Rye:
• Read chapter 21 in class.
• Finish for homework
• Make sure chapter notes are in order!

Grade 12

• We've begun book 1, "The Sword in the Stone" from The Once and Future King by T.H. White and read through chapter 2.
• Each chapter should be summarized and analyzed in notebooks. Analysis should cover the usual literary elements, especially author's purpose, mythic and hero journey elements.
• Tomorrow is STAR testing once again. Once done, students will return to class and read chapter 3.

Grade 10

• We are up to chapter 19 in Catcher in the Rye.
• Yesterday we did some practice with writing thesis statements and constructed responses on Holden's behavior in chapter 18.
• Today: Holden often claims to hate movies yet in chapter 18 he goes to one. Why?
• Continue with chapter 19.

Grade 12

• Discussed "The Sisters," by James Joyce. in small groups today. Response paper due tomorrow.
• Group B journals due on Wednesday.
• Anyone who has not handed in a Hamlet essay yet has until Wednesday.

Grade 10

• Read chapter 15 in Catcher.
• Task: Choose three details from the story and explain their significance to the story.

Grade 12

• Read "Eveline" by James Joyce, with special attention to annotating language, imagery, symbolism, hero journey motifs, etc.
• Will discuss in groups tomorrow and write response papers.

Grade 10

• Notebook questions:
• Why does Holden tell the three women in the Lavender Room that he saw Gary Cooper? (ch. 10)
• How does Holden feel when he holds hands with Jane? How does this contrast with his state of mind now? (ch.11)
• What might the symbolic meaning of the fish fozen in the pond be? (ch.12)
• HW: Finish ch. 13.