WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE: Week 8
Midterm Week
| Class 15 |
10/14 |
1) Final drafts of Paper 1 handed back |
| 2) Reading quiz on "The Store of a Million Items" and "How to Become a Writer" | ||
| 3) Further discuss Postmodernism, especially in relation to the two new Postmodernist stories. | ||
| Homework | 1) Study the various links on Postmodernism in website under Links | |
| 2) Review the handout on timed writings. | ||
| Class 16 |
10/16 |
Midterm |
| Homework | 1) Read the paragraph on Reader Response Criticism on p. 461. | |
| 2) Read Jorge Luis Borges' "The Shape of the Sword" and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World". | ||
| 3) Write Journal 7: Write one paragraph on each story and explain what you see in each that makes it contemporary and/or that makes it postmodernist. | ||
| 4) Prepare a 3 x 5 card with two questions for each story for class discussion. | ||
Note: The above assignments and deadlines are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.