Wednesday, December 3rd

Objectives:
1. Understand the big picture goals of our next project.

2.  Understand the basic idea of Existentialism 

STARTER/Journal #1
Instructions for keeping up with your journal/starter requirements (bookmark this link to the list of journals and journal rubric

Write for 10 minutes on the following prompts: 

• What is the purpose of your existence?  
  
• What gives your life meaning?
  
• How do you define happiness?

Turn in your journals!! 
LIST OF REQUIRED JOURNALS

AGENDA
1. Introduction to our next project: Happiness and Meaning

• Read and discuss project description
• Quick tutorial on how to find all project resources on my dp
• Introductory power point: Short film, Journal Prompt #2, Ashley's forays with post-college angst

2. Ashley's introduction to our next book: The Stranger, by Albert Camus

• Check out a book
  
• Plot overview and context to the book
  
• Annotation Handout (required to participate in our seminar next week)
  
• Read aloud the first few pages and discuss the main character's personality
• Go over the timeline for reading

Timeline for reading The Stranger
*All deadlines mean by the beginning of class.  I will give you at least 30 minutes of in-class reading time at the end of class each day. 

• By Thursday: Chs. 1 and 2
• By Friday: Chs. 3, 4, 5
• By Monday: Chs. 6 and in Part II, chs. 1 and 2
• By Tuesday: Part II, chs 3 and 4
• By Wednesday, finish the book!

3.  Begin the Existentialism Powerpoint presentation (Time pending- may push this to tomorrow).

4. Time to begin reading The Stranger