Sunday, March 1, 2009

Week 7: Coming of Age



Each time we have a quarrel
It almost breaks my heart
'Cause I'm so afraid
That we will have to part

Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love

-Dion and the Belmonts, "A Teenager in Love" (1960)

Tu 3.3
READ: CR—“Refresh, Refresh” by Benjamin Percy; “Graduation” by Maya Angelou; “Love in the Time of Liquor” by Koren Zailckas
IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Presentations (Cora; Adriaan; Camille); Watch—“Binge Drinking Mom” from 30 Days

Th 3.5
READ: AOS, p. 255-291
IN-CLASS: LIBRARY SESSION POSTPONED; Meet in BBC as usual
JOURNAL 2 ASSIGNMENT: Respond to eR—“What Girls Want” by Caitlin Flanagan from The Atlantic Monthly
DUE: Journal 2

UPCOMING:
Week 8Relationships
Tu 3.10
READ: CR—“Talk in the Intimate Relationship: His and Hers” by Deborah Tannen; “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady
IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Presentations; Preview—Editorial Essay
DUE: Autobiographical Essay

Th 3.12
READ: CR—“The Truth About Lying” by Judith Viorst; “Romance: Meeting Girls is Easy” by Donald Miller
IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Watch—When Harry Met Sally (Reiner, 1989 USA)
JOURNAL 3 ASSIGNMENT: Respond eR—“Star-Crossed Love” from This American Life (60 min. audio file; choose “Full Episode”)
Due: Journal 3

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

what questiosn do we have to answer for Journal 2?

Anonymous said...

I think everyone has been wondering that... I guess it will forever be a mystery because it wasn't addressed to us I think. Unless this is free write... is it free right? ._.''

DLo said...

Respond to this article: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200812/twilight-vampires

Anonymous said...

in any way shape or form?
so pretty much free write?

DLo said...

Haha, well I prefer it not be a poem or picture but basically, yeah.

Just read the article and expand on some of the issues she brings up (like do you agree/disagree, what surprises you, etc).

Make more sense?