Loss

In my family, we enjoy asking moral dilemma questions and psychology questions that ask those who are playing to make choices. You are now part of the discussion. I want you to think about what you have that is important to you. What defines you? What could you not live without? What would you give up and what would you keep?

Now, pretend that you are being taken from your home and you can only take what you can physically carry for long periods of time. You may or may not be able to plug in and whatever you choose eliminates something else from being chosen. What would you choose?

Think about the above questions. Answer carefully. Explain the significance/importance of each item to you. List each item and explain why it was chosen.

Darkness

We have been looking at the different Archetypes that exist in literature. These archetypes are one way that we may read and analyze a text. As individuals living in a world where we are bombarded by visual icons, and by visual interpretations of our words by way of texting emoticons, "sign language,"[the signs we see everyday either billboards, spam across the screen, advertisements, etc...] We are reading and interpreting all of the time. Sometimes, we do not even realize how much or how quickly we do this.

I am asking you to please watch this video and listen to the song. It is entitled, "Head full of doubt and road full of promises" by the Avett brothers. (click on the title. It is a link.) This brings in the idea of our archetypes, while asking us to think about what we know and who we are. Listen twice. Listen once to hear the lyrics and then listen while viewing to understand the video.

Listening without viewing: What is the artist trying to say in the song? What lyrics get to the heart of the meaning? What lines really jump out at you and make you think?

Listening while viewing: What is the video about? Do the video and the song match up? How does the video change your thoughts on the song? In the end, what is the artist trying to say?

Use your archetype notes to help you answer the above questions. As we go through the notes this week, you may add to your response through an additional response or you may wait until Wednesday to post once the notes are complete.