For Thursday (Sept. 30)

Jacob Lawrence on Prezi

For Thursday, we'll look at Jacob Lawrence's "Migration Series" (1941). Browse through all 60 panels.

Pick out a couple that you really like. Some things to pay attention to: how does Lawrence's vision of African-American life in the South compare to Attaway's? what are the elements of Lawrence's "folk" aesthetic? in Lawrence's series, what are the meanings that surround the Great Migration?

Be sure to tweet a discussion question about the "Migration Series" (#english630) before class.

For Tuesday (September 28)

Don't forget: we'll start discussing William Attaway's Blood on the Forge (1941) on Tuesday. Try to read to page 74.

Also, you might have a look at Jacob Lawrence's "Migration Series" (1940-41), which we'll be talking about on Thursday.

For Thursday (September 23)

If you haven't yet - -post your cultural object analysis!

We'll start finishing our discussion of Martin Eden. Be sure to have read the novel to the end! And tweet your discussion questions (don't forget to include the hashtag: #english630 ).

For Tuesday (Sept. 21)

Don't forget: there is no set reading assignment for Tuesday. Continue reading Martin Eden so that by Thursday, September 23, we can discuss pretty much the whole novel.

Do remember: I've put our first Martin Eden assignment up on the wiki. Take a look at it. It's due on Tuesday, September 21, before class.

For Tuesday (9/14)

Read up to about chapter 16 in Martin Eden. Don't forget to tweet your discussion questions, using our hashtag (#english630). (Virtual/ebook versions of the text are available here and here.) And, make sure that you take a look at our Life in the Iron Mills assignment!

For Thursday (Sept. 9)

Don't' forget for Thursday:

1) read the first 8 chapters of Jack London's Martin Eden

2) tweet a discussion question about Martin Eden; again, don't worry about the direct tweeting format; instead, we'll be using hashtags; the hashtag for your tweet to our class is: english630

(What is a hashtag and how do I use them? You can check out this twitter help page and the video below. In a nutshell, just tweet and end your tweet with the hashtag #english630)

3) check your sfsu.edu email for an invite to the class wiki - - create your google account via the link in the email using your sfsu.edu address (you'll know that all is well when, after logging in, you see the "create page" and "edit page" buttons in the upper right-hand corner of the page) - - and start looking at and working on our Life in the Iron Mills assignment