March 4 and 5

Sophomores: We wrapped up our reading of The Kite Runner with a discussion about Amir, the nature of heroes, whether or not the four stages of the hero are evident in the text, and how we felt about the actual ending of the text. We then continued our introduction to archetypes by focusing on specific attributes of each of the six archetypes we have studied, which characters fit which archetype, and whether or not our self-evaluation was accurate. We concluded by moving on to The Poisonwood Bible. I provided a heads-up for some issues to think about (multiple narrators, female perspective on the hero's journey, the historical context of the book, and how it will make us examine how we live and appreciate our mothers a bit more). We listened to the first few chapters. Finish page 42 for Friday.

Freshmen: We learned about literal and figurative language. You must write a poem using one of the three types of figurative language we studied - due Friday. Speak is also due Friday for periods 2 and 3; due Wednesday for period 6.