Thursday, March 3, 2016

Homework Due Monday, March 7

This weekend please read Wuthering Heights through the end of chapter 29.

You should also start brainstorming and planning your essay. HERE are the prompts. Remember that your first step is to narrow your topic to something manageable in 5-7 pages.

The final draft of your essay is due Monday, March 14th.

Tomorrow (Friday) is an in-class workday. Use this time to catch up on your reading or begin planning your essay.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Homework Tonight

Read Wuthering Heights chapters 20-21

Monday, February 29, 2016

Homework Tonight

Read chapters 18 & 19 of Wuthering Heights

Psychology of Revenge Response Analytics

HERE are the Google Analytics of your responses to the journal article.

Directions: Look at your classmates' responses. Choose 1-2 that stand out to you as interesting (maybe you agree with it, disagree or find the assertion worth discussing).

Share your favorite responses with your group and continue the conversation. Remember to be respectful! You can always look back at the original article to supplement your discussion.

Task: Decide on the major take-aways from this article and its connections to Wuthering Heights. Be prepared to share with the larger group.

Friday, February 26, 2016

Psychology of Revenge

This assignment is due by Monday (February 29).

Read THIS article from the Association for Psychological Science entitled, "The Complicated Psychology of Revenge."

Then answer the questions below thoughtfully. Please note this should represent your own thinking. Don't use one another's answers!

Revenge Killing

Today in class you read THIS article from the Baltimore Sun. We discussed vengeance and why human beings engage in this kind of self-destructive behavior. We thought about connections to Wuthering Heights.

Don't forget that final copies of your Romantic short story are due Monday. You should also be triple-sure you carefully read Wuthering Heights through chapter 17.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Romantic Short Stories Due Tomorrow

Hi all -- Don't forget that your Romantic Short Stories are due at the end of class tomorrow (Friday).

Based on the few that I've already read, I'm really excited to see them!