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, March 15, 2011

Slight change in schedule

The only change is the due date for the exam. Please note it is due on the same day that we begin The God of Small Things. You will have to budget your time to get both done. Note: presentation assigments will be posted here this week.


M 3/21
“The Collectors” by Rohinton Mistry. Post due before class.
W 3/23
“This Blessed House” by Jhumpa Lahiri. Post due before class.
M 3/28
Midterm due. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy: pp. 3-83. Post due before class.
W 3/30
The God of Small Things, pp. 84-147. Post due before class.
M 4/4
The God of Small Things, pp. 148-225. Post due before class.
W 4/6
Finish The God of Small Things. Post due before class.
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