Read: Frankenstein, 136-166; Part 1, Chapter 3 (“The Art of Quoting”) of They Say, I Say

Blog post (due Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.; approx. 200-300 words; please include your name and the post number [#8] in your subject line):

Look through your previous blog posts. Find one example from your posts where you quote from a primary source and one example where you quote from a secondary source. How have you integrated the quotation into your own writing? Have you introduced it? Explained what it means? Indicated how it relates to your text? For your post, revise your two examples, using the templates on pp. 46-47 for introducing and explaining quotations. (If you already created a “quotation sandwich” in your original posts, try using a different template or introducing/explaining the quote in a different way.)

Extra credit: Attend the Literature is Alive poetry reading and write a blog post (200-300 words) responding the the event.

Read Frankenstein, 97-136

Annotated bibliography and paper proposal due. Bring hardcopy to class.

Read Frankenstein, 65-97

Read Frankenstein, 34-65

Blog post (due Monday at 11:59 p.m.; approx. 300 words; please include your name and the post number [#7] in your subject line):

Review the assignment sheet for the paper proposal for your final paper.
Choose the literary text that you would like to write about. Then, using what you learned about “reading with a focus” during last Thursday’s class, start browsing to get a sense of what’s been said about that text. (Our class research guide is a great place to start. You might also want to look through your old posts to see what topics you’ve already been writing about.)

For your post:
1. Choose one scholarly source that you find particularly interesting and include a link to it in your post.
2. In your own words, provide a summary of the author’s argument.
3. Choose one critic that the author uses. Does she/he extend or refute the critic’s claims?
4. How might you use the article to develop an angle for your own paper?

Note: You don’t necessarily have to commit to a paper topic for this post. The goal here is for you to get a sense of what the conversation is and start to think about how you might jump into the conversation.

Read: Frankenstein, pp. 1–34

Read: “Constructing Connectedness: Gender, Sexuality and Race in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” a piece of literary criticism written by a college student. Bring a print or digital copy to class.

Blog post (due Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.; approx. 300 words; please include your name and the post number [#6] in your subject line)

1. Summarize Jessica Hale’s main argument (or at least one argument that she makes).
2. Identify one example of close reading of a passage from Frankenstein in her article.
3. Identify one secondary source that Hale uses. How does she use it in her own argument?
4. Identify terms that may be unfamiliar to you. How might you track down definitions? Choose one term, provide a definition in your own words, and briefly explain how and where you found the definition.

Fall break—no class

Class will meet in the Woodruff Library, Room 312, on the 3rd floor across from the Jones Room.

Before class: Watch the film Her (on reserve at the Music and Media Library Desk on the 4th floor of the Woodruff Library or for rent on Amazon for $2.99). Make sure to take notes on specific scenes, paying special attention to:

1. Cinematography: what the camera does
2. Mise-en-scene: how actors or objects are placed in the scene
3. Sound: Music, sound effects, etc.
4. Lighting

Read: Super Sad True Love Story, p. 294 to the end

In preparation for our library visit on Thursday, take this quiz on recognizing different types of sources: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tK_5O0B5b9VxC8krF-_1f61hIpQirOhZYOiOZxAbt7g/viewform?usp=send_form

Blog post (due Monday at 11:59 p.m.; 200-300 words; please include your name and the post number [#5] in your subject line)

Prompt: After taking the quiz, find one popular source (i.e., a newspaper or magazine article), that deals with an issue raised by Super Sad True Love Story, be it technology, social media practices, isolation, privacy, or identity. In your post, briefly describe your chosen article and how it relates to Super Sad True Love Story. Make sure to cite specific passages and page numbers from the novel.

Read: Super Sad True Love Story, 248-294

Read: Super Sad True Love Story, 204-248

Blog post (due Monday at 11:59 p.m.; 200-300 words; please include your name and the post number [#4] in your subject line)

Prompt: Choose a moment or scene from Super Sad True Love Story that you find particularly dystopic. Briefly describe the scene, citing page numbers, and then choose an image that represents your scene in some way. Include the image in your post and explain your choice.