Archives for March 27, 2015

HW12C due 3/30: The Stranger Essay

March 27, 2015 By

1. The Stranger Essay–Final drafts are due Monday. Be sure to pay attention to the “little things” that I highlighted in class! Also, you must turn in your edited first draft. Everyone will be given a grade for editing so if you were absent it is your responsibility to ensure that you edit someone’s essay.

2. (Due Tuesday, March 31st) Carl Jung(Print, Read, and Annotate)–Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf is the manifestation of Jungian influence (as well as Nietzsche among other influences), so it is imperative that you be familiar with Carl Jung. In the reading focus on the following: collective unconscious, anima/animus, mother archetype, shadow, complex, ego, self, persona. As we read Steppenwolf, you will be expected to make connections to Carl Jung.
3. Steppenwolf–If you are interested in purchasing your own copy of Steppenwolf, here is a link to the version used in class.

HW10 due 3/30: Siddhartha and Mandalas!

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1. Siddhartha–Read and annotate The Ferryman and The Son!

2. Mandala–Due Monday! Here’s to our Mandala’s revealing our inner beauty!
UPDATE: You should include a typed one page (single spaced) artist statement explaining your mandala starting with the edges of the mandala and work your way toward the center.

Remember:

  • Your base structure of your mandala should be a series of geometric shapes. The primary, and largest, shape must be a geometric shape.  Within there must be an arrangement of smaller geometric shapes.
  • All geometric shapes must be PRECISE. The craftsmanship in general should be precise.
  • The Mandala should use colors meaningfully. Meaning, you should be able to explain why you chose the colors you chose.
  • All visuals beyond the base structure should be purposeful and powerful. Meaning, there should be a rationale for everything present in your Mandala and that rationale should be of great significance to you. Further, the images should be aesthetically pleasing in presentation.
  • The Mandala should reflect great creative effort!
  • The Mandala should reflect great overall effort!
  • The Mandala should reflect you!

HW12G due 3/31: Stella and Astrophil

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1. Stella and Astrophil by Philip Sidney–Elizabethan homework!
2. Elizabethan Poem (Original)–Your poem should reflect the characteristics/themes of Elizabethan poetry. 

  • First Draft–Wednesday, 4/1
  • Final Draft–Thursday, 4/2

3. Letters to a Young Poet (FINALLY) We will begin reading over the break!

*All other groups are expected to meet with me at least one week before the day of presentation! Pay attention to your presentation date!