This Seat's Taken: AP Lit, January 28, 2013

Focus: Interpreting the task of Sisyphus in our world and Camus'

1. Announcements!

2. Indulging in a little Sisyphus-inspired writing...

Task 1: Imagine yourself as Sisyphus, straining to push the boulder up the mountain only to watch it roll back down again...for eternity.  Compose a brief piece of fiction (traditional prose, stream-of-consciousness narrative, poem, etc.) describing the uphill journey, the pause at the top, the trip back down, and the beginning of the next journey.

Task 2: Compose a brief piece of fiction as yourself. Try to think of something in your life that seems sisyphean...a day at school?  A particular class? An extracurricular activity?  A conversation with your parents or a sibling or a teacher or a friend?

3. Reading Camus' "Preface" and "The Myth of Sisyphus"  with an impromptu Socratic seminar

HW:
1. Finish your big question blog on The Stranger if you have not done so already.
2. Finish up your critical review book in the next few days.