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20 November 2023

D - The one about the guest.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why must society always hold the individual accountable?

We were a smaller class today because today was a day of reflection for those who attended the Encounter Retreat.

Learners read together the first few pages of Camus's short story, "The Guest."

We modelled a close reading and annotation of the first two paragraphs of the text. We guided learners to take note of what they remember about the author, and to evaluate the denotative and connotative meanings of "guest." We asked learners to consider that all the geographical details of the setting provide a consistent environment for the characters to experience loneliness and isolation, literally and figuratively.

PRACTISE: Continue annotating the text as you finish a second reading of Camus's short story.

NEXT CLASS: consistency, existentialism, the absurd, happiness, the human condition

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