Monday, February 23, 2009

Monday, 2/23/09.

Composition
1. Create a timeline or event map on the story Prometheus & Io (p. 78) that we read in class.

World Literature
1. Finish ch. 11, "Om" <---the climax of the book!
2. Complete the Circle Discussion Questions sheet*

*for per. 5 students, the questions are below:
1. What different ways does Siddhartha try to learn and reach enlightenment? What does he think is the best way to learn? In the last chapters, what is the book saying about how all people can/should learn how to change their lives or become happy?
2. How does Siddhartha search for happiness? What makes him happy? What ‘techniques’ are most effective for making a person happy (according to the text)? What message about personal happiness is the book communicating, especially near the end?
3. What symbolism have you noticed in the book? What could these symbols stand for? How does the symbolism connect to the ideas of learning, enlightenment, and happiness?

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