If you are viewing this post then you are doing a brilliant job of being prepared for class.
You are no longer the newbies, no longer the youngest ones. You are moving into a year in which you retain some of the innocence of your freshmen year and bring some of the savvy you gained from all of the experiences of 2012-13. Thus, you are aptly titled "sophomores". Sophomore, after all, is derived from the Greek, "soph" ( as in philosophy) means wisdom and "more" (as in moron) means fool. You will notice that this title fits--as you continue to grow and change this year. You will still be goofy, but you will also be sophisticated. You will know more than you realize, and, paradoxically you may find that the more you learn the less you really feel like you know. This makes sense too, (and is perfect for you because I'm paraphrasing Socrates the great, Greek philosopher) because we are studying world literature and within that will be considering many different perspectives.
It doesn't take much exploration of any culture, historical event, or person to realize that there is SO much more to know! We won't become experts this year, but we will try to learn about the world--how big it is, how many different people and cultures inhabit it, and also that, despite differences, the human experience is comprised of shared themes.
On Monday we will work on your summer reading assignment so your dialogue journals will be due.
You will also need to turn in your signed syllabus showing that you have had a conversation with a parent or guardian about the class (unless you are in period 6 as you have not seen the syllabus yet).
Additionally, your formal letter is due on Monday. It must be typed unless you do not have access to a computer over the weekend in which case you should turn in a very cleanly formatted handwritten letter.
I look forward to our work together!
Ms. Brandy
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