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Lit Circle Notes: IlluminatorName: _Rachel Bogan_________________Chapter___8________ Date: _3-18-

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Illuminator: You will find passages or quotes, that you feel are important to read aloud to the group. Your selectionsmust 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 quotationmarks, number them, write your explanation, thoughts, any discussion questions you may have, and write anyresponses you may have to your questions.Answer this question for every quote: Why did you choose these passages? Explain for each quote why or howeach 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 atwww.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)

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1. Adolescencesbecome 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 myactual responsibilities.

3. Developing an identity is a social as well as mental process. pg. 259The adolescent forges an identity but at the same time society identifies theadolescent.

4. Some young people bypass- either willingly or unwillingly- the period ofexploration and experimentation that precedes the establishment of a healthyidentity. 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 beingencouraged 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.

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Rachel Bogan

Wondering

Chapter 8March 18, 2013

Is there continuity in personality over childhood and adolescence?

Studies have shown self-concepts and temperament is ever changing duringadolescence. 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 traitswill 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 growolder. 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 mytemperament 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. Ifeel that I have stayed true to my nature throughout these time periods, and have only

matured for the better.