English 8:

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.

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