HW: Search the internet for a blog written by an individual living with either depression or Bipolar Disorder. Read through a number of entries on the blog to get a sense for what the blogger's life is like.

Write a 1/2 page (typed) response to the blog. Compare the information in the blog entries to what you know about the symptoms of the mental illness in question. Where can you see these symptoms in the blogger's behavior?

CW Monday: We will be starting the Abnormal Psychology unit with Schizophrenia. While it is rare for someone to develop the illness before late adolescence, there have been a number of stories in the news recently about very young people diagnosed with the condition.

During class, read this article chronicling the experiences of families whose children have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Write a response (a paragraph) to be submitted by the end of the class. If you don't have time to complete it, it will be due at the beginning of class Tuesday.

HW for Tuesday: Read this article. Write a response indicating whether or not you agree with the implementation of the law in question, and why.