*August 31

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes (and our first student pick!): "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. I'll throw in Stanley Jordan's version]

Those of you in the on-the-ground course have all seen the sign: "There is glory in the attempt." Describe how this idea applies in your life.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab/reading test
3. Recap of where we've been and preview of where we're going

HW:
1. Check the course blog and double-check your blog.
2. Read "Meanings, Signs & Symbols (Part III)" (below)
3. Re-read "Young Goodman Brown" and select ten symbols that you think are important to understanding the story.  For each symbol describe: 1) the symbol, 2) the referent, and 3) how your interpretation influences your understanding of the story.  Please post to your blog.


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