Western Literature
September 30, 2015
• LEV (“Levus” meaning “light”)
1. Alleviate: (verb) To relieve, lighten,
or lessen
2. Levity: (noun) Humor or lack of
seriousness
Related Words: Elevate, Levitate,
Leavening, Unleavened Yeast
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FIN (Latin for “end”)
1.
Affinity: (noun) An interest or
attraction
(it is almost like you want to with it until the end)
2.
Finite: (adj) Having definite limits
Related Words: Definite, infinite,
infinitesimal, definitive
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You will have a portfolio of your writing for
Western Literature.
 STEP ONE: Write your name IN PENCIL on your
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folder.
STEP TWO: Write your name on your Essay
Corrections sheet.
STEP THREE: Read over the feedback on your essay
and number every circle. Even if you have 90 circles,
you must circle each and every one.
STEP FOUR: Correct your mistakes on your Essay
Corrections sheet and write the rule of the error.
STEP FIVE: Submit the Essay Corrections to me by
Monday.
For each circled error in your essay, complete the
components of the chart in your Writing Portfolio.
1. Number each circled error in your paper and
number the errors in your chart.
2. Then, write the name and rule of your error in the
second column of your chart.
3. Revise your error to write a correct sentence.
Record it in your chart.
Typically, for each correction, you will earn half a point
back. For this first essay, I am offering full credit.
These corrections are due on Monday.
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The Test is on Friday!
You must be able to explain and provide examples for the archetypes we
studied in the unit. A Master list is posted on my website.
(Greek) Arche=Original/in the beginning
typos=impression
 ARCHETYPES ARE UNIVERSAL
REPRESENTATIONS, SYMBOLS, OR
CATEGORIZATIONS IN LITERATURE,
MYTH, FILM, TV SHOWS, ETC.
 May be characters, situations, or
symbols.
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Signs =carry meaning for a given society by their
common usage and intention. (Examples include
abbreviations/acronyms, recognizable
trademarks, names of products, badges, etc.)
Signs generally have a one-to-one correspondence
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Symbol= “a term, a name, or even
a picture that may be familiar in
daily life, yet that possesses
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specific connotations in addition
to its conventional and obvious
meaning”
It stands for a reality and is so
complex that it cannot be
expressed in words.
1 Carl Gustav Jung, ed., “Approaching the Unconscious,” Man and His Symbols (New York: Doubleday and Company Inc., 1964), 2021. Print.
Make a large circle, we are going to share our notes
for each archetype in a large circle.
RULES FOR OUR REVIEW CIRCLE:
 Take notes of additional characteristics,
definitions, and examples as we review.
 If you have something else to add, now is the
time! Side conversations, however, will not be
tolerated.
 This will be the formal review for our test on
Friday.
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If you had to classify yourself as a character
archetype, which would it be and why?
Explain your selection.
How do archetypes exist in multiple cultures?
Why do you think every culture has a
Cinderella story? What does this idea reveal
about human nature?
What is your favorite archetype in literature,
film, TV shows, or life?
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Study for your test on Friday.
Essay Corrections are due on Monday.