Monday, March 18, 2013

Sophomores - Work for the Week of March 18th

Monday March 18th
Minutes: Imtiaz, Andy, Daniel
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!


Tuesday March 19th
Minutes: Tali, John, Brandon
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Please judge a stranger based on their appearances.  How is our judgment accurate?  How is it inaccurate?  Why does Stevenson's Utterson view Jekyll in such a positive light?  What about Jekyll's appearance cause Utterson to underestimate him?

Wednesday March 20th
Minutes: Crystal, Wei, N/A
Reading HW: Remarkable Incident of Dr. Landon, Incident at the Window, The Last Night, Dr. Landon's Narrative
HW: Considering Jekyll's affinity for chemistry, what do you suppose led him down this path of experimentation?  Did he intend to create some sort of id-releasing potion?  Is he like a lycanthrope (were-wolf) attempting to cure his own disease?  How exactly do these transformations "work"?

Thursday March 21st
Minutes: Tyler, Brandon N., Zafir
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW: Find an article from a prominent news source that follows someone with a "double identity."  Find an analyze the presence of the superego and id in this article.  Please bring in the article to class.

Friday March 22nd
Minutes: Calvin, Dror, Jan
Reading HW:
HW: Stevenson reportedly destroyed the first draft of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  Considering his poor health, what .. Link

Monday April 3rd
Minutes: Johnson, Eric K., Melissa
Reading HW:
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