For Tuesday (November 30)

Start reading Barbara Neely, Blanche on the Lam.

And . . .don't forget, your digital commentaries are due!

Digital Commentary

As you get started with your digital commentary, be sure to visit the wiki page for instructions and a new page for my evaluation rubric.  This rubric will give you some help in gauging the success of your commentary.  Read the rubric before you start recording, collecting, mixing, etc.

Also, note: I'll be holding "virtual office hours" on Tuesday (November 23) from 10 a.m. to Noon.  You'll note a new icon or badge in the upper right-hand corner of the mother blog - - "Virtual Office Hours."  Beneath the icon, you'll see a message: Available.  Simply click on the blue link (Chat with Prof Hanley) and a chatbox will open up.  When we greet each other, be sure to identify yourself as you will appear anonymously to me.  (If I can get up to techno-speed, I may transfer the office hours to a virtual chatroom.  Stay tuned.)

Enjoy your break!  Relax, read, get refreshed.

Digital Commentary

Don't forget: no class in the classroom this Thursday (November 18).  Instead, I'll hold extended office hours: from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This is a chance for you to conference about your digital commentary projects, check the gradebook, and of course check out the quality work of my interior decorator!

Tuesday (November 9)

For Tuesday, let's start Philip Levine's poetry collection, What Work Is.  Read the first six poems ( "Fear and Fame," "Coming Close," "Fire," "Every Blessed Day," "Growth," and "Innocence").  Tweet your questions!