Period 1: Today we talked about archetypes and looked at the stereotypes associated with the four characters of the short story "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. We then began to examine the point of view of the story. Most of hte literature circles did a great job stopping to discuss hte story using the text to justify their thoughts. Keep up the good work! HW is to finish reading the story and "flagging" questions as you read (write them in the margins of the text). Also mark any places that serve to develop the characters according to the stereotypes as we discussed them. Also note any places where POV may seem to vary from third person objective.
Period 2,7,8: We took notes on Point of View today and discussed the idea that the point of view chosen by an author can change a story completely. HW is to finish the note sheet for the short story, "Charles". this sheet is double sided and needs to be completed thoroughly. IR books need to be done by Thursday.
