AHS * HUMANITIES 11
  • Daily Blog
  • Syllabus
    • Meet the Teacher
  • Documents
  • Homework
  • Honors
  • Writing Resources
    • Writing Growth Example Page
  • Glamour Shots
  • Advisory

Daily Blog

Monday, January 27th

1/27/2014

0 Comments

 
Today's Objective
  • Review existentialism and be able to formulate your own definitions for key terms within the philosophy
  • Learn two new components of the philosophy including Alienation and Authenticity
  • Describe core elements of Mersault's personality in The Stranger



Journal #3:  Link to Required Journal Prompts
For the next 10 minutes, write a response to The Stranger.  

Stuck? Consider...
  • Expanding on any one of your annotations
  • Writing a list of big questions that arose for you while reading
  • Making a list of themes that popped up in the book 
  • Exploring one theme and what statement Camus is trying to make about that theme
  • Making personal connections to the ideas/themes 
  • Describing a character you find interesting
  • Explaining how existentialism appears in the novel
  • Analyzing the transformation of Mersault throughout the book and his response to his fate at the end of the novel
  • Writing a review of the novel as if you were writing for The New York Times.  Write a brief summary of the book and then offer your own critique of the book that includes what you liked and/or did not like about the book.  Conclude it with a recommendation (would you recommend it? If so, for what audiences?)

Agenda
1. Discuss journal responses and general response to the book
2. Announcements
3. 20 minutes: Time to review Existentialism and the following key terms:
  • Angst
  • Existential Crisis
  • The Absurd
  • Sisyphus as the Absurd Hero
  • Existence Precedes Essence
  • How one of these key terms appears in The Stranger

4. Existentialism quiz 

5. Ashley finishes Existentialism Powerpoint presentation (Alienation and Authenticity)

6. Read this short explanation of important historical context on The Stranger and Camus

7. Read aloud pages 3-5 of The Stranger and discuss the characterization of Mersault
  • What characteristic traits best describe Mersault?
  • In what ways does he evolve throughout the novel?  Specifically, which, if any, of these characteristic traits change?
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013

    Categories

    All

    Ashley Carruth

    Humanities 11 Teacher at Animas High School

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Daily Blog
  • Syllabus
    • Meet the Teacher
  • Documents
  • Homework
  • Honors
  • Writing Resources
    • Writing Growth Example Page
  • Glamour Shots
  • Advisory