Western Tradition Enrichment Project

Western Tradition Enrichment Project

1. If you choose to do this enrichment project, and do well, it will earn you an A on the semester final, and you won’t have to take the test. You will, however, have to be present in class for the exam so that you can take the vocabulary portion for data collection purposes only. It will not impact your grade.
2. This enrichment project must be started before February, and you must complete one chapter assignment every two weeks to get credit. The assignments are due on Fridays.
3. This is the project: Read Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With a Thousand Faces. At the end of every chapter, write a one page, typed, double-spaced reflection. This is NOT a summary of each chapter, but will by necessity include a lot of information from each chapter, because the information is what you are reflecting upon. However, the majority of the writing will be your own thoughts, as reflection is “careful thought” and “an idea or thought, especially one produced by careful consideration of something” which implies your reflections are new and original ideas. It should indicate a mental interaction with the text. Each reflection should, in some way, tie into the text we are reading at that particular time.
4. I hope several of you will take the opportunity to complete this project. It will be well worth your time and energy.