• Melanie came to administer the IRB paperwork.
• We went over the first paper assignment (which is also available electronically in Blackboard). The paper is due February 10, 2012.
• We discussed our reactions to the first part of The Secret Garden with a partner then came up with a discussion question for the class.
• After some discussion, I went over some background for Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden, and the relationship between India and England in the novel.

Homework:

• Read The Secret Garden chapters 10 - 18.
• First reading response due next Monday (1/30) at 9am.