Sophomores - Work for the Week of March 11th

Monday March 11th
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Full draft due.

Tuesday March 12th - Homeroom Day
Minutes:
Reading HW: Complete Siddhartha.  Bring in your book for today.
HW: How does Hesse describe Siddhartha's enlightenment?  What is the essential difference between knowledge and wisdom?  Do you agree or disagree with how Siddhartha defines the two?  I find it depressing that Siddhartha can only reach such a level of understanding the world so late in his life.  Do you believe that we can only attain enlightenment in our golden years?  How can such a revelation compare with the human cycle of life? 

Wednesday March 13th
Minutes: Julie, Kevin, Mindy
Reading HW: Read the following article and watch the embedded video on the Id, Ego, and Superego.
HW: Are you id driven or superego driven?  How do the two balance in your life?  Try to think of two examples of when your id and superego were conflicted.  What would you be like if you were dominated by your id or dominated by your superego?

Thursday March 14th - P/T Conferences 5:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
Minutes: Natalie, Andrew, Daisy
Reading HW: "Story of the Door" and "Search for Mr. Hyde"
HW: Why does Stevenson choose to make a reference to Cain so early in the novel?  What terrible crime is witnessed in the first chapter?  How does Stevenson choose to describe Hyde on page 10?  What particular words stand out to you in this description?

Friday March 15th - P/T Conferences 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - 20 minute periods today.
Minutes: Yusuf, Caroline, Theo
Reading HW: Please read pages 1-4 and 9-10 (only the passages that discuss the "double")
HW: What is Freud's definition of the "Uncanny"?  Please review the description of Hyde on pg. 5.  How does this description fit Freud's "uncanny"?  How does Freud define the "double"?  How are "uncanny" emotions perhaps tied to the "double"?  Give an example.  I'll be checking homework in class.

Monday March 18th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Ch. 3, 4, 5
HW: Note how Jekyll speaks about Hyde and how easily he can get rid of him.  If that isn't repression, I don't know what is...  Study Hyde's crimes and note how Utterson's descriptions of London take on a dark, nightmarish tone.  How might Hyde's crimes be unleashing the repressed id within our characters?

PAPER DUE TODAY.  Here's an example of an A paper to to give you some ideas!