august 12

JOURNAL TOPIC: (today's tunes: "Move on Up" by Curtis Mayfield)

Hunter S. Thompson observed, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."  How do you respond to challenges that arise from circumstances you didn't predict?

AGENDA:
1.  To be an Open Source Learning network or not to be an Open Source Learning network?
2. Journal
3. "Richard Cory"

HW:
1. Memorize "Richard Cory"-- due in class Friday, August 15
2. Why "Richard Cory" now, when most American Lit courses start in chronological order with creation myths and Colonial Literature?  Because Robin Williams killed himself yesterday.  Please click the link & read the article by the beginning of class tomorrow (Wednesday, August 13) and come prepared to discuss how literature reflects the versions of ourselves that only we know.