Please send all homework and extra credit SEPERATELY to [email protected] with the subject "HW1-HOL ID" or "EC1-HOL ID" (so my first assignment would have the subject "HW1-iv823") by SEPTEMBER 30th, MIDNIGHT HOL TIME. If you have any questions about the assignment OR YOU NEED AN EXTENSION FOR ANY REASON please send me a HOL message, as I'll only be checking the class e-mail between once a week or twice a month to grade, so you'll get a much more timely answer by messaging me. My HOL ID is iv823. Thanks!
ASSIGNMENT ONE
Choose any combination of the following to add up to your 30 homework points. If you do more than 30 points worth of work it won't count as bonus or extra credit marks, so I recommend only doing what you need to do, unless you're really excited or something and just feel like doing everything.
Option 1: Describe what each card in the lesson represented. Please try to use full sentences and describe the card’s meaning in your own words as much as you can. You only have to list two of the things it represents, but try and elaborate past just the words – i.e. if you want to tell me that the Empress represents the “mothering instinct”, give me details about what that means. Minimum is two sentences per card, to which I will award up to 10 points. Maximum is 6 sentences per card, which can be awarded up to 30 points.
(Basically you get a point per sentence as long as the sentence actually tells me something/has some substance, and yes, if you have really long sentences to try and describe your thoughts I’ll take that into consideration as well, although I’m looking for quality over quantity.)
Option 2: Describe the journey of the Fool so far. Minimum is two sentences per card, to which I will award up to 10 points.
Maximum is 4 sentences per card, which can be awarded up to 20 points.
Option 3: Fill in the Blanks (2 pts each, 10 pts total):
1. “The Fool Arcana ____ ___ mean it can be taken lightly... it is the ___ from which all other things begin.”
2. “Attaining one’s dream requires a _______ ___ and __________ ___________.”
3. “The Priestess’ closed book represents ________ _________. Often times the veil behind her has a very similar pattern to the gown of the ________ arcana.”
4. “The Empress can also be likened to Demeter, goddess of abundance. She can be _______ and kind, but she can also be ___________ and possessive.”
5. “There are _______ abound in the world and things are expected to _______ in a certain, routine way.”
Option 4: True/False (1pt each, 10 pts total) – if you claim something is false, please tell me why it’s false or what the correct answer is.
1. The major arcana consist of 10 cards.
2. The Fool Arcana is to be taken lightly.
3. The animal often depicted at the Fool’s feet is a helpful friend.
4. The Magician and the High Priestess can exist without each other.
5. The Magician is seen as the sort of arrogance one has at the beginning of a journey.
6. The High Priestess and the Empress are visually linked.
7. The Empress is best known as the “mother figure”.
8. The Empress’ crown has 12 stars on it.
9. The Emperor is the symbol of support and protection.
10. The Emperor teaches the Fool that on his journey the Fool’s will is not always absolute.
Option 5: Tell me what you thought each card was going to represent before you read the actual descriptions from the lesson. Minimum is two sentences per card, to which I will award up to 10 points. Maximum is 6 sentences per card, which can be awarded up to 30 points.
Option 1: Describe what each card in the lesson represented. Please try to use full sentences and describe the card’s meaning in your own words as much as you can. You only have to list two of the things it represents, but try and elaborate past just the words – i.e. if you want to tell me that the Empress represents the “mothering instinct”, give me details about what that means. Minimum is two sentences per card, to which I will award up to 10 points. Maximum is 6 sentences per card, which can be awarded up to 30 points.
(Basically you get a point per sentence as long as the sentence actually tells me something/has some substance, and yes, if you have really long sentences to try and describe your thoughts I’ll take that into consideration as well, although I’m looking for quality over quantity.)
Option 2: Describe the journey of the Fool so far. Minimum is two sentences per card, to which I will award up to 10 points.
Maximum is 4 sentences per card, which can be awarded up to 20 points.
Option 3: Fill in the Blanks (2 pts each, 10 pts total):
1. “The Fool Arcana ____ ___ mean it can be taken lightly... it is the ___ from which all other things begin.”
2. “Attaining one’s dream requires a _______ ___ and __________ ___________.”
3. “The Priestess’ closed book represents ________ _________. Often times the veil behind her has a very similar pattern to the gown of the ________ arcana.”
4. “The Empress can also be likened to Demeter, goddess of abundance. She can be _______ and kind, but she can also be ___________ and possessive.”
5. “There are _______ abound in the world and things are expected to _______ in a certain, routine way.”
Option 4: True/False (1pt each, 10 pts total) – if you claim something is false, please tell me why it’s false or what the correct answer is.
1. The major arcana consist of 10 cards.
2. The Fool Arcana is to be taken lightly.
3. The animal often depicted at the Fool’s feet is a helpful friend.
4. The Magician and the High Priestess can exist without each other.
5. The Magician is seen as the sort of arrogance one has at the beginning of a journey.
6. The High Priestess and the Empress are visually linked.
7. The Empress is best known as the “mother figure”.
8. The Empress’ crown has 12 stars on it.
9. The Emperor is the symbol of support and protection.
10. The Emperor teaches the Fool that on his journey the Fool’s will is not always absolute.
Option 5: Tell me what you thought each card was going to represent before you read the actual descriptions from the lesson. Minimum is two sentences per card, to which I will award up to 10 points. Maximum is 6 sentences per card, which can be awarded up to 30 points.
EXTRA CREDIT ONE
Choose ONE of the following options for your 30 extra credit points:
Option 1: Draw/create a graphic for/make some sort of visual representation of any of the 5 tarot cards we discussed in the lesson. Make sure to include some or all of the visual elements that card is said to have - or, if you want to include none of them, include a brief explanation of why you chose to change the card or what symbols you've put in the place of the symbols you've removed. Alternatively ,you could make a fun, comical image mocking the irony or duality of many of the tarot cards - for example, the Empress represents the need to protect and nurture, and yet this often leads to the suffocation or "caging" of the Fool for a time. You can do this in the form of a short comic, a "meme", or basically anything else you can think of that allows you to get sort of satirical or explain the confusing nature of the tarot.
Option 2: Write your own creative account of the Fool's journey so far. Give the Fool a name, a personality, start writing his or her adventure from the Fool stage to the Emperor stage. They can learn the lessons in any way you'd like, so long as they learn the correct lessons or have the correct "visions" in the correct order. You can have the story free-flow together or you can clearly outline which stage of the journey the Fool is in. Alternatively, give me a real-life example for a situation where you've experienced yourself or seen someone else in the first five stages of the Fool's journey (the number of stages you need to cover for this alternate writing option really only depends on how long your stories are.) I'm looking for a minimum of 300 words here, in order to adequately capture the journey.
Option 3: Complete the following jigsaw puzzle of one of the arcana cards we studied in the lesson AND tell me which card it is and what it mainly represents (only about a sentence, no need for detail.) Upload a screenshot of the finished card to a photo-hosting site like Photobucket or Tinypic and send me the LINK ONLY. If you need help with this, don't be afraid to poke me!
http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=197d7969d05b
Option 4: Introduce yourself to me! Tell me who you are, what you like to do, what classes you're taking, why you decided to take this one, etc. (You don't have to answer all of those by the way, those are just examples for things to talk about!) But there's a catch - I also want you to tell me which of the five cards in this lesson you identify the most with or understand the most, and why. Aim for around 250-300 words or more again in TOTAL. (I know this feels like another writing option, but I'm hoping to give you students a break by allowing you to take up a good chunk of the word requirement talking about yourselves and doing something you'll probably do for every other class anyways.)
Option 1: Draw/create a graphic for/make some sort of visual representation of any of the 5 tarot cards we discussed in the lesson. Make sure to include some or all of the visual elements that card is said to have - or, if you want to include none of them, include a brief explanation of why you chose to change the card or what symbols you've put in the place of the symbols you've removed. Alternatively ,you could make a fun, comical image mocking the irony or duality of many of the tarot cards - for example, the Empress represents the need to protect and nurture, and yet this often leads to the suffocation or "caging" of the Fool for a time. You can do this in the form of a short comic, a "meme", or basically anything else you can think of that allows you to get sort of satirical or explain the confusing nature of the tarot.
Option 2: Write your own creative account of the Fool's journey so far. Give the Fool a name, a personality, start writing his or her adventure from the Fool stage to the Emperor stage. They can learn the lessons in any way you'd like, so long as they learn the correct lessons or have the correct "visions" in the correct order. You can have the story free-flow together or you can clearly outline which stage of the journey the Fool is in. Alternatively, give me a real-life example for a situation where you've experienced yourself or seen someone else in the first five stages of the Fool's journey (the number of stages you need to cover for this alternate writing option really only depends on how long your stories are.) I'm looking for a minimum of 300 words here, in order to adequately capture the journey.
Option 3: Complete the following jigsaw puzzle of one of the arcana cards we studied in the lesson AND tell me which card it is and what it mainly represents (only about a sentence, no need for detail.) Upload a screenshot of the finished card to a photo-hosting site like Photobucket or Tinypic and send me the LINK ONLY. If you need help with this, don't be afraid to poke me!
http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=197d7969d05b
Option 4: Introduce yourself to me! Tell me who you are, what you like to do, what classes you're taking, why you decided to take this one, etc. (You don't have to answer all of those by the way, those are just examples for things to talk about!) But there's a catch - I also want you to tell me which of the five cards in this lesson you identify the most with or understand the most, and why. Aim for around 250-300 words or more again in TOTAL. (I know this feels like another writing option, but I'm hoping to give you students a break by allowing you to take up a good chunk of the word requirement talking about yourselves and doing something you'll probably do for every other class anyways.)