Due Reading Journal
10/4 CH 1-2 1 List Meursault's routines and decide how you feel about him; track a
motif/image and discuss how Camus uses it.
10/7 Ch 3-6 2. - Minor characters: Consider how Meursault describes and interacts with
the minor characters. What do characters expect of Meursault and how do
they respond to him? Try to create groups out of the minor characters.
How does Camus portray different groups?
- Consider how Camus structures the chapters and novel? How do the
chapters start and end? How does the body of the chapter support or reject
the opening and or ending? How does Part 1 start and end?
10/8 Ch 3-6 3. - Imagery and motifs. What type of imagery do you notice? What does
Meursault notice about his environment? What type of lines repeat why?
- Setting: How does Camus use the setting in the novel?
10/9 CH 1-2 P2 4. Examine the scene with the examining magistrate. What does the
magistrate expect of Meursault? How does Camus portray the magistrate?
How does the magistrate connect to other Motifs in the text?
- What is the purpose of the communication scene in the jail cell?
10/10 CH3-4 5. How does Merusault Change from Part 1 to Part 2? What concerns
Meursault now? How does he spend his time? What does he notice? How
does he view his situation? How does he view others? How does he think
others view him?
10/14 Reflection what you know/think Interactive Oral- Algeria and Existentialism Handouts
10/15 CH 5 6. How does Camus discuss the aspects of Algerian history and
existentialism in the text?
What conclusion does Meursault come to at the end of the text?
10/16 In class writing
10/18 outline due
10/21 RD due Check out dystopian text
10/23 FD due
