Lit Circle Notes: Illuminator Name: _Rachel Bogan_________________Chapter___8________ Date: _3-1813_______

Illuminator: You will find passages or quotes, that you feel are important to read aloud to the group. Your selections must come from the sections indicated in the study guide for the chapter. These passages should be memorable, puzzling, or otherwise important. You need to include at least 5 quotes. Include the text of your quotes in quotation marks, number them, write your explanation, thoughts, any discussion questions you may have, and write any responses you may have to your questions. Answer this question for every quote: Why did you choose these passages? Explain for each quote why or how each is important for you. Connect them to your life experiences (this must be typed and in italics). On the back: Review, retell, or reflect what you discussed in session (this can be handwritten). (Adapted from Jim Burke (2001) see Tools for Thought at www.englishcompanion.com) For grading purpose template must include: 1)name, chapter number, date, 2) 5 selections and their contextual meaning, 3)selections are in quotation marks and are numbered,4) page number/location of quote, 5) font Times New Roman 12/single spaced, 6) importance of each in italics (2 points will be deducted for the artifact missing any of these, 5 points will be deducted for artifact missing item number 6)

Begin Here: 1. Adolescences become much more able to imagine their possible selves. pg. 247 This is seems to be very evident in adolescences. It can be related to the heightened self-consciousness. 2. Researchers suggest that all teenagers minority and otherwise-tend to shift their priorities over time so that they come to values those activities at which they excel. pg. 255 Personally, I felt that my priorities were shifted to my interests rather than my actual responsibilities. 3. Developing an identity is a social as well as mental process. pg. 259 The adolescent forges an identity but at the same time society identifies the adolescent. 4. Some young people bypass- either willingly or unwillingly- the period of exploration and experimentation that precedes the establishment of a healthy identity. pg. 261 During my adolescence, I willingly bypassed the experimentation period. I never was inclined to partake in risky behavior or rebel against my parents. 5. Adolescents in contemporary America are given a moratorium of sorts by being encouraged to remain in school for a long time, where they can think seriously about their plans for the future without making irrevocable decisions. pg. 260 As a college student, I feel that I am currently in this moratorium. I am not quite ready to be out in the real world, yet I am preparing for a near distant future.

Rachel Bogan Wondering Chapter 8 March 18, 2013 Is there continuity in personality over childhood and adolescence?

Studies have shown self-concepts and temperament is ever changing during adolescence. As self-concepts become more abstract, young people become more able to see themselves in psychological terms. They become more interested in understanding their personality and why they behave the way that they do. During this time period adolescence may have questioned themselves wondering whether their personality traits will continue to be the same up into adulthood. Interestingly enough, personality is considered to be stable during childhood and adolescence, longitudinal studies have shown that both temperament and personality become increasingly stable, as we grow older. Research has show that both genetics and environment have different influences on personality. For example, a person might inherit a temperamental predisposition, which are observed early in life and these predispositions may harden and become organized into personality traits partially in response to the environment. Comparing my temperament today to my temperament during adolescence, I see only a few notable differences. As I have matured, my dramatic tendencies have become almost obsolete. My personality in childhood was also pretty similar to my personality in adolescence. I feel that I have stayed true to my nature throughout these time periods, and have only matured for the better.