For thousands of years men have believed that our characters are controlled by the stars.Astrologers tell us that our characters are formed at the moment of our birth according to the sign of the zodiac we are born under.

There are twelve zodiac signs, and each of them is represented by a symbolic picture.So, for example, Libra (September 22nd to October 22nd) is represented by the picture of the scales:

And another example: the sign of the zodiac called Taurus (April 21st to May 20th) is represented by the picture of a bull.

Flipping through the cardfile " Zodiac1", you will find a short summary of the characteristics of each zodiac sign.

I On the basis of the above mentioned summaries in cardfile

"Zodiac1", as well as on your own knowledge of the subject,

try to guess under which zodiac sign the following characters

were born:

a) Eveline Hill, Eveline's father and Frank ( in the story "Eveline"

by James Joyce).

b)George Stoyonovich and Mr. Cattanzara ( "A Summer's

Reading " by Bernard Malamud).
 
 

c)Joe, Kate and Chris Keller; Ann and George Deever; Dr. Jim

and Sue Bayliss; Frank and Lydia Lubey.(in the play All My

Sons by Arthur Miller).

Substantiate your choice of each birth sign by using specific examples from the above mentioned stories/ play.
 

II Working in pairs, compare your choice of the zodiac sign with

that of your partner. Defend your choice by referring to

specific examples in the above mentioned literary works.
 

IIIHaving written down (with a processor) your "diagnosis" of

the character(s)' sign birth, and your reasons for your

choice, move to your peers'computers, read their answers

and type in your comments. Then, come back to your

computer, and read your peers' comments .

You may wish to revise and/ or elaborate your answer

on the basis of your friends' comments.
 

IV Read your own zodiac sign carefully, and write down if, and

in which respects, the description of your character fits you

or not. (You may choose to check the correspondence

between a zodiac sign and the character of a person you

know well: a parent, brother/ sister, a friend, etc.)

or:

Write a short essay on the value and validity of the

horoscope in the 20th century. Read your friends' essays on

their computer screens, and type in your comments. Then

come back and read the comments your peers wrote on your

computer screen.

Try to ascertain, together with your partner, whether and to

which extent, your peers' essays and comments have

altered your opinions on the issue.