Friday, October 18, 2013

Work for the Week of October 21st -Juniors


Link to "A" rumination papers.

Monday October 21st
Minutes: Alex O., Andrew G.
Reading HW: Ch. 7 + 8
HW: Why does Vonnegut wait so long to write about the firebombing of Dresden?  How is the aftermath of the fire bombing depicted?  Why does Vonnegut portray the soldiers as a sort of barbershop quartet?

Tuesday October 22nd
Minutes: Samiha, Joyce
Reading HW: Ch. 9, 10 Slaughterhouse Five
HW: Paper due.

-Let us suppose that this is not a story about time travel.  How could you explain the "time travel" and the extraordinary events that Billy Pilgrim experiences in a rational manner?  How is Pilgrim a kind of proxy for Vonnegut?  How is this war novel just as real as O'Brien's work?

Wednesday October 23rd
Minutes: Austin, Jiaqi
Reading HW: Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron and MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
HW: How could Vonnegut's 2081 be inspired by MLK's speech?  What is the intended absurdity of Vonnegut's work?  What message is Vonnegut perhaps attempting to depict?

Thursday October 24th
Minutes: Meril

Friday October 25th
Minutes: Edward, Hyunwoo
Reading HW: "Running" by Gil Scot Heron and the correlating song.
HW: Compare the lyrics of this song to our class discussion about forgetting memories.  What is the inherent value of "running" away from our memories?  I expect six sentences.  I will check this on Monday.


Monday October 28th
Minutes: Ray, Pierre

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