• We watched the first part of Howl's Moving Castle, and worked on the activity sheet.

Homework:

• Monday-Wednesday: We'll continue watching Howl's Moving Castle; the activity sheet will be due on Wednesday.
• Friday: optional work day; bring you laptops, papers, etc. and ask any questions and/or do a peer review.
• Monday (5/7/12): turn in final paper from 1-3pm in my office (STV 422J).

• Reminder: the final is in class this Wednesday (4/25/12).  Don't forget to bring a blue book!
• We talked about how to revise the critical argument paper, including adding secondary sources.
• We talked about the Naomi Wood article "Walk-in Closets and Blood-Red Buicks: Urban Space and Personal Development in Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush."

Homework:

• Study for the final!
• We'll be watching Howl's Moving Castle on Friday, so there is no reading homework.

• I passed back the last quiz; quiz averages are posted in Blackboard.
• The final papers will be due during the exam period posted in iCampus - Monday (5/7/12) from 1-3pm. Please turn your paper (both the original AND revised versions) in to my office (STV 422J) during this time; you can also submit your paper early.
• We continued talking about Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush.

Homework:

• For class Monday read Wood, "Walk In Closets" (article available in Blackboard).
• Last reading response due Monday (4/23/12).
• Study for the final (Wednesday 4/25/12).

• We took the last quiz! I will be posting your quiz averages on Blackboard soon.
• I passed back papers while we watched a commentary on the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games. We discussed the commentary a bit, and our impressions of Parable of the Sower vs. The Hunger Games.
• We started discussing Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush including definition of magical realism (see slideshow in Blackboard) and the lack of specific setting in the novel.

Homework:

• Finish reading Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush.
• Last reading response due Monday.
• Study for the final.

• My office hours for today are cancelled so I can attend a lecture; please email me if you have any questions.
• I passed out the final review sheet which will be available in Blackboard soon. We went over questions in class. Be sure to bring a blue book to class when we take the final (Wednesday 4/25/12).
• We watched a commentary on the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games.
• We discussed the first section of Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush.

Homework:

• Read chapters 7-12 of Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush.
• The last reading response (a summary of the class) is due Monday (4/23/12).
• Study for final exam.

• We took a quiz on Parable of the Sower.
• We talked about YA literature, finished discussing Annis Pratt's female archetype pattern, and how Parable of the Sower relates to a slave narrative.
• I passed back the Annotated Bibliographies.

Homework:

• Read chapters 1-6 of Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush.
• Reading response due Monday (4/16/12).
• In class Monday I'll pass out the review sheet for the final exam and answer any questions about the final.

• We turned in the Annotated Bibliographies.
• I passed back old quizzes and the discussion questions from Monday.
• We talked more about Parable of the Sower, including Annis Pratt's female archetype pattern (which we will finish on Friday).

Homework:

• Finish Parable of the Sower.
• Reading response due Monday (4/16/12).

• We came up with discussion questions about Parable of the Sower and talked about the answers to those questions.

Homework:

• Read chapters 8-16 of Parable of the Sower.
• Annotated Bibliographies due Wednesday (4/11/12).
• Next reading response is due Monday (4/14/12).

• We met at the library and talked about researching for the critical argument paper. A slideshow is available in Blackboard.
• NOTICE: I moved the due date for the Annotated Bibliography to Wednesday (4/11/12).

Homework:

• For Monday, read chapters 1-7 of Parable of the Sower.
• Reading response is due Monday.
• Annotated Bibliography is due Wednesday.

• I passed back quizzes.
• We went over the Annotated Bibliography due Monday, including the sample available in Blackboard.
• Friday we'll be meeting in the library, where we will talk about how to research secondary articles about adolescent literature and you'll have some time to work.
• We finished discussing Holes, including magical realism, layers of narration, holes as the past, and the irony of labor.

Homework:

• Be working on your Annotated Bibliographies.

• We are going to library on Friday to work on research for the Annotated Bibliography.
• We took a quiz on Holes.
• We talked about Holes and watching the very beginning of the movie.
• I passed back the critical argument papers and past quizzes.

Homework:

• Finish reading Holes.
• Next reading response due Wednesday (4/11/12).