Monday, June 1 - Friday, June 5

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Friday
"Our compulsion to document our lives is replacing our desire to participate in it."
I am unable to find the exact source for the above quote. It was a comment made in an article in the Huffington Post about a British TV series called Black Mirror made by a man named Charlie Brooker. The reaction of the class to viewing the White Bear episode was surprising. As I watched the class watch, everyone appeared very engaged. The comments after the viewing did catch me off guard. Some people liked it, other disliked it strongly (not that surprising); others found it very disturbing and still others did not understand it. Regardless, I thought the conversation that the episode prompted afterward was very interesting. It is important to remember what satire is when viewing this series. Satire is about pointing out issues or problems in society and has at its goal the intention to bring about change. The White Bear episode is intentionally far-fetched, disturbing and ridiculous because that is what satire does. By taking an issue/subject that currently exists and distorting it through exaggeration, the author of the text invites the viewer/reader to wake-up, pay attention, react and concern ourselves with the matter under consideration. Monday: the art of the conversation!

Thursday
Today's class was the last opportunity to work on the essay about the non-fiction term novel. Essays are due tomorrow.

 Wednesday
Today everyone got down to working on the essay right away. Due to yesterday's technical difficulties, time will be provided tomorrow for essay work.

 Tuesday
After a bit of a rocky start due to NetBook issues, everyone settled in to working on the term essay about their non-fiction book.

 Monday
After a review of how to identify theme, I went around and spoke to everyone in the class about their non-fiction novel and what each person felt the theme of their novel is. Remember to consider: the title, the goals of the main character, repeated events/patterns, irony and the conclusion as part of your consideration for theme. At the end of the class we discussed tips for the "art of conversation" as requested earlier in the term.
Tomorrow we will begin the in-class essay about the term novel - bring your essay outline to class!

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