READ THIS: PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATIONS: please take these seriously: they are an important part of your participation in the class. Your job when you present is to lead the discussion on the reading for that day. You may bring in some research, but most of all, you should be very well-prepared with insights, interpretations, and questions about the reading at hand. You may want to begin by summarizing the progress of the plot represented by the excerpt assigned on that day. Then you should have passages picked out for the class to discuss. You may want to be ready, also, with the posts for the day (you can copy and paste them and print them out). The purpose of the presentation is to give more responsibility to the classmembers and de-center the discussion a little bit (although I will still chime in). Here are your assignments, mostly random. 1. Wed. 3/30 Small Things, 84-147, Eidia. 2. 4/4 Small Things, 148-225, Hannah. 3. 4/6 Small Things, ending, Anna. 4. 4/11 Ondaatje, Dan. 5. 4/13 Mukherjee, Michael. 6. 4/18 Poppies, 3-87, Karol. 7. 4/20 Poppies, 88-156, Jason. 8. 4/25 Poppies, 157-226, Joe. 9. 4/27, Poppies, 227-342, Will. 10. 5/2 Poppies, 343-446, Rachel. 11. 5/4 Poppies, finish, Jane.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Dan - 2/16/2011 Rushdie


The character of Aadam Aziz is necessary because he enables Saleem (or more so Rushdie) to describe the climate of India at that time. It is Rushdie’s foundation for the story.  Especially giving a background description of Kashmir, which is a described as a lush and beautiful place in 1915. Rushdie also makes character development coincide with historical events examples of this can be seen in Saleem being born the hour of India’s Independence. It can also be seen with the war ending as Aadam sees Naseem. These odd coincidences help tie the characters into the historical atmosphere of the story.

What is Rushdie trying to say with these connections?
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