- Read Voices in the Park. (I would suggest you read it several times. I usually do my first read "just for pleasure" and then do more careful reads.)
- If you don't know, check the list on Angel to see what letter you have been assigned. Then check the schedule to see what response role you will be taking on for the book.
- Refer to the syllabus for a description of your role and write a response. Those who are assigned artistic response need to create a response and write a paper. Those who are assigned intertextual response need to look for one or more other "texts" to bring to their reading of Voices...
- Read Chapter 7 (Contemporary Realistic Fiction): How is the genre defined? What criteria might we use to evaluate this genre? What might be points of controversy around the selection of these texts?
- Read Gillis (2002): What are multi-genre and multi-vocal texts? What do they offer us as readers? What do we need to be able to do to make sense of these texts?
- Submit your papers to the Angel dropbox by 6 pm the night BEFORE class meets. To clarify, you should upload your paper as an attachment. The attachment should be labeled according to the directions in the syllabus. Do NOT cut an paste your paper in the box!
- Bring a hard copy of your paper to class for reference and to give to your facilitator.
- Don't forget that you need to post or comment during the second 5 weeks of class!
Next week we'll share our responses in our small groups, look at some contemporary realistic fiction, and do an activity that will push how we think about multi-vocal genres.
Comment on this post with your questions as they occur to you! If you have a more particular question, please email me!
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