American Literature 201October 6

Michael SimpsonSection 051

In contrast there is vision.

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Assignment Update

BlogsGraded blogs #1 - #3 returned (delayed) 9 blogs written by 10/6

Research Summary Paper - current

Mid-term Exam preparation

Next Week’s Assignments

Monday, 10/11Reading Quotes Identification Short AnswerIdentify 4th blog for grading

Wednesday, 10/13Essay portion of mid-termCindy Mayfield will administer

Review for Mid-Term

Reading Quote Identification listReduce to 30 Identify work and who is speaking

Short AnswerOpen bookFind and answer in 1 or 2 sentences

EssayDevelop 6 general comparison topicsBe sure to answer question completely Use of quotes required

Last QuestionsRemember for October 11

Identify 4th blog for gradingReading Quote Identification / Short Answer

It is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson *

* Sante, Luc. “The Fiction of Memory” The New York Times. March 14, 2010.