Tara Bowen's Notes for English 335: Week 2 Notes

Dear Class,

Welcome to our final week in Camelot!

Reflecting on Week 1:

Last week, you reviewed American Realism and got to examine one specific realism principle in Twain's book.
You also got acclimated to our class, responded to my welcome letter (if you haven't responded to it yet, please do now!), read quite a bit, introduced yourself and asked questions of each other, and some of us got to meet in real time. I hope the rest of you have watched the recording by now. It lays out expectations for the class.
Our spiritual thread was not a hit, and I'm hoping that's just because I waited to post it until Wednesday and there was so much to do during the first week that the spiritual thread slipped your minds. Please participate on our spiritual thread in Questions and Conversations weekly. I promise that it will make a positive difference in our lives.

Looking forward to Week 1:

This week, you will read several hundred pages of (in my opinion) engaging, meaningful, thought-provoking text.

Here is a link to some great Twain quotes. http://www.twainquotes.com/
Here are the links for this week's reading if you are waiting for a book (or if your version of the textbook is missing one of these articles):

Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses by Mark Twain http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3172/3172-h/3172-h.htm
The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte http://www.bartleby.com/310/4/2.html
Chickamauga by Ambrose Bierce http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/992/
The Dying Words of Stonewall Jackson by Sidney Lanier http://www.bartleby.com/297/266.html
Editha by William Dean Howells http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/howells/editha.html

Here is the list of student moderators and the weeks they will lead discussion in the Questions for Your Classmates discussion board:

Week Leading Discussion in "Questions for Your Classmates":

Student Moderators:

Danielle Talbot, Amelia Strommer

Kathryn Hughes, Rachel Ault

Amy Daugherty, Mary Taylor

Mae Pulsipher, Sam Davis

Kate Cannon, Antonio Munoz Carrillo

Kimberly Lawrence, Christina Dittmar

Taryn Wagner, Micaela Hunt

Morgan Hartman, Maryandra Miller

Sarah Sabin

Jordyn Caddy

Allyson Siler

Leah Thomas

Please note the week in which you lead discussion. As a moderator, you must post a question or several questions about the reading for the class by Tuesday evening of the week you moderate. This means you need to complete the readings early during your week as a moderator. Your classmates and I will then respond and discuss throughout the week. To earn full credit as a moderator, you need to check on the discussion board daily and continue to develop the conversation.

To earn full credit as a participant on the Questions for your Classmates discussion board each week, you need to make comments on at least two separate days during the week so you have an opportunity to address the question/s and engage in further conversation.
As you read through lesson content this week, you'll notice that you are asked to post several assignments in discussion boards. You'll be posting your assignments where a few other students can see them, in "study groups". I'm not sure why you post in small groups rather than on one class discussion board page, but note the directions, which tell you that replying to your peers' posts on these threads is optional.
To reinterate: DO post on at least two different days in Questions for Your Classmates and DO NOT worry about replying to your peers on the lesson discussion boards unless you are directed to do so. In short, read the directions, and all will be well.

Thank you for your diligence in this class so far! I look forward to working with you, and I am praying for your happiness and success.

Speaking of which. . .

Spiritual Thread Topic for Week 2:

During your time at BYU-I, which of your actions has made the biggest impact on you?

Sincerely,

Sister Bowen

Tara Bowen's Notes for English 335