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Kate Chopin and The Story of an Hour
Today we will be looking at information contained in one computer
site about the author of The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin
and a second site about the History of the Women's Rights
Movement. Click on the "External Links" box to get
to the Kate Chopin folder. What similarities can you find
between the author's life and that of her main character in
the story? How do you think that the author was influenced
by the Women's Rights Movement? Can you find any surprising
information in the Women's Rights Movement site? Share some
of your ideas with a few of your classmates in a chat room.
To get to your chat room, click on Communication. Next, click
on Group Pages. Click on the group that you belond to (group
1 - 5). Click on Virtual Chat. Finally, post some of your
ideas on the Discussion Board (click "Communication")
and respond to at least one idea posted by a classmate. Enjoy
the readings and good luck!
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Budd Schulberg
Today you'll be learning more about the life and politics of
the author, Budd Schulberg. Go to the External Links section
and click on the Budd Schulberg folder. This folder has three
websites in it: the first will give you biographical information
about the author and the remaining two will describe what Blacklisting
in the US was and how Schulberg was involved in this. Take notes
and be prepared to answer questions on the topic. For what very
famous movie did Budd Schulberg write the screenplay? |
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Virginia Woolf and The Legacy
Today you'll be reading about the personal life of the author
Virginia Woolf and looking at photographs of her home and writing
cottage. Go to the External Links section to view these sites.
Answer the reading comprehension questions about this site.
These questions can be found in the Course Documents section.
Finally, post at least one comment about the readings on Discussion
Board and respond to at least one comment posted by a classmate.
Enjoy the readings. |
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Chitra Divakaruni and Disappearance
Learn more about the author, Chitra Divakaruni and the world
of arranged marriages by going to the External Links section
and clicking on the "Chitra Divakaruni" folder. Read
about her life and about arranged marriages in Japan and in
India. Do you know of anyone who's had an arranged marriage?
Would you choose this type of marriage? Take the quiz on domestic
violence which you'll also find in the Chitra Divakaruni folder
in External Links. At about 9:45 AM, you'll have a chance to
discuss your ideas about the story, Disappearance, with members
of the class by getting into virtual chat groups. Finally, post
your summary comments on the Discussion Board and respond to
at least one of the postings by a classmate. |
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The Kugelmass Episode
Today we'll be looking at three links related to The Kugelmass
Episode. The first link gives a summary of the novel Madame
Bovary by the French author, Gustave Flaubert. This may help
give you a better understanding of the Madame Bovary character
in The Kuglemass Episode. The second has an interesting interactive
quiz on time travel. I know you'll enjoy taking this quiz. The
third link is about the author, Woody Allen. Learn more about
his personal and professional life. Where was he born? Where
did Persky the magician in The Kuglemass Episode live? Finally,
post your comments on Discussion Board. Enjoy the readings. |
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Miss Brill and Attitudes Towards the
Elderly
Today you'll be reading about societal attitudes towards the
elderly and listening to a National Public Radio report on Age
Discrimination in Hollywood. Are you guilty of ageism? To find
out, answer the questions in the survey in the second link posted
in the Miss Brill folder (in theExternal Links section). Post
your comments on the Discussion Board. |
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Ann Beattie: Snow
Today you'll be learning more about the author of this week's
short story, Snow. In the External Links section there is an
Ann Beattie folder. In the folder you'll find three sties about
the author. The first site is a taped radio interview with Ann
Beattie. You'll listen to this interview and answer the comprehension
questions which can be found in the Course Documents section.
Look at the questions before you listen to the taped interview.
The second site in External Links is a written interview with
Ann Beattie and the third site has photos of Ann Beattie's books
and one of the author too. Enjoy listening to and reading more
about this popular author. Before you leave the lab, be sure
to go to the Discussion Board and post at least one comment
about the author and her short story, Snow. |
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Thief: How to Avoid a Pickpocket
Today you'll be looking at three sites with some valuable information
about thieves and pickpocketing. Have you ever been the victim
of a pickpocket? Take notes on the readings and bee sure to
post your comments on the Communication page. |
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Father by Yasushi Inouye
Who are some of the important father-figures in history? How
did they achieve their positions of power? Learn more about
this topic by reading the information in the Links folder. You
will be reading about six different political father figures:
Italy's Mussolini, Germany's Hitler, Japan's Hirohito, Yugoslavia's
Tito, the Soviet Union's Stalin and Romania's Ceausescu. In
addition, test your grammar skills by taking the cloze exercise
on Father which can be found in the Documents folder. Finally,
post your comments in the Communication folder. |
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Disappearing by Monica Wood
Learn more about Monica Wood, the author of Disappearing by
going to the External Links section and clicking on the first
folder. In it are three links. Two of these links contain biographical
information about the author. One link gives tips for writers.
Some of these tips may be very useful to you and may help you
improve your writing. When you've finished reading, go to Groups
and Virtual Chat. Discuss your ideas about the story with some
of your classmates. Finally, post your comments on the Discussion
Board. Enjoy the readings. |
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Mother by Grace Paley
Today you'll be reading more about the author, Grace Paley.
Go to the External Links and find the Grace Paley folder. In
it are two links to sites that contain information about the
author. Read each, take notes and post your comments about the
author and her story, Mother, on Discussion Board. |
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The Museum of Modern Art Class Trip
In preparation for our class trip to the Museum of Modern Art,
please check out the sites I've posted in the External Links
section. As a follow-up to our visit to the museum, post your
comments about one of the works of art on the Discussion Board.
Remember to read and respond to at least one posting by a classmate.
Enjoy the trip! |
