NOTE TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just now realized that I posted the incorrect link for the Richard Bausch story,
Peace.  I have just corrected it but please let me know when you've received this email
and that you've
read the correct version. It should be 13 pages long in PDF. Does that
make sense?
Thanks!

Read the Prize Winners!!!!

FOR Thursday, October 1, 2009

Please read:

1, PEACE by Richard Bausch (find story link on this blog)
2, "Say You're One Of Them" by Uwem Akpan (find story link on this blog)

* INSTEAD OF WRITING A FULL ENTRY IN YOUR JOURNALS,
read both stories closely and come up one question about each of the stories!

See you in October!

English2201 Essay #1

Please let me know if you can open this link for the essay questions.
Note:The reading list for Tuesday is in the post below.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AX4IHmNzDnx0ZGNjbXA3dl8xOWNiNDRoOW5q&hl=en

Hemingway, James Baldwin and O'Henry: Oh la, la

I thought it was a very good class today talking about "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers" and I think we are breaking new ground on what it means to be close readers. Please apply the same attentiveness and enthusiasm for the stories we'll be reading next week:

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
- 1, Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
- 2, A Clean Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway
- 3, The Gift of the Magi, by O'Henry

Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 1, PEACE by Richard Bausch (find story link to it on the blog)
- 2, "Say You're One Of Them" by Uwem Akpan (find story link on the blog)

PLEASE NOTE:
*Essay assignment #1 will be posted to this blog over the weekend, due October 12
* Please feel free to make comments on this blog and in that way we can continue the conversation about the stories or any questions or comments you might have.

WE LISTENED TO FLANNERY O'CONNOR!!!!

I'm not sure what you thought about listening to the recording
of Flannery O'Connor reading, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find,"
(the author reading her own work) but I think it will be an
experience you will not soon forget.
Please write an entry in your journals about the experience
of listening to a story instead of reading it.

So....on Thursday we will do the stories that were meant for
today. "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers," and
"Interpreter of Maladies"
This means you'll have more time to think about the stories.
***COME TO CLASS WITH SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THEM !

For Tuesday, September 22

1, Review (read again!)
"Interpreter of Maladies" and "Thousand Years of Good Prayers" (see syllabus or sidebar for where to find them) and fill in your work sheet. Come to class prepared to talk about both.

2, POETRY assignment
Please look over the poems in your poetry handbook and find a poem that speaks to you, ie, makes you feel something. The assignment (not due until mid-October) will be to present your poet and the poem to the class (3 to 5 minutes)

Have a great weekend!

Readings for Spetember 17, 2009

That was a great class today. Thanks everyone for your contributions!
I'll look forward to reviewing your journals.

For Thursday:

1, Read "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jumpa Lahiri. (pg 579) It's also on the left here with an online link

2, Review the list of upcoming short stories and consider the writers, then
look through the book of poetry and see if there is a writer/poet that speaks
to you. Many of you will be familiar with some of the writers in the book. Alternatively, you can pick your own (if it stands up to the quality of the writers we are studying)
Try and come to class with a couple of names of writers that you'd like to
explore further.

Please email me at lgcupolo@memphis.edu if you're unclear about the assignment.

Stay healthy!

Readings and Homework for 09/15/09

Hi Everyone, Sorry this post is so late. I was convinced I posted these readings and homework
last week after class but perhaps the post didn't get published. Anyway, thanks to Devon who let me know this wasn't up.

OKAY, for tomorrow the readings are:

Raymond Carver, "Cathedral" (98-109)
You can find it here online:
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/cinichol/GovSchool/Cathedral2.htm

Dagberto Glib, "Look on the Bright Side" (540-548)

Please complete the worksheet that I handed out last week for each of the stories. Copy the different elements of the story (Plot, Point of View, etc) into your journals and fill them in for both stories.

Email me at lgcupolo@memphis.edu if you have questions. Thanks!

READINGS for 09/10/09

Read each of these stories below carefully and with attention to detail. Prepare a discussion question on one of the assigned stories below. Then write a ½ page response to the question to begin discussion.

1, Anton Chekhov, "The Lady With The Pet Dog," pg. 512

2, D.H. Lawrence, "The Rocking-Horse Winner," pg.593

Homework for Tuesday,September 9

Prepare a discussion question on one of the assigned stories below. Then write a ½ page response to the question to begin discussion.

“Point of View” (23-28 and 70-72)

Yiyun Li, “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers” (262-271)

Flannery O’Connor “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (358-368)
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~surette/goodman.html

Jamaica Kincaid, “Girl” (578-579
http://www.turksheadreview.com/library/texts/kincaid-girl.html

Homework for 09/3/09

Dear Class,
I've had a few inquiries about the specifics of the
homework. I'll try and make it simpler.

There are three things you have to complete:

1, Think of what you like to read. Anything?
Is it the
Sports page? Us Magazine? Harry Potter? poetry?
Cartoons? novels? kids books?

On a piece of paper write down what you like
to read and then tell me why it interests
or stimulates your passions or imagination.
1/2 page.

2, Read the story (it's only 2 pages!!!) called
"The Story of An Hour"
Click here for the story
http://www.pbs.org/katechopin/library/storyofanhour.html

3, For simplicities sake, I'll give you the question to
answer this time.
On a clean piece of paper write this:
Does Mrs.Louise Mallard love her husband?
Answer this question using examples from the
story.
1/2 to full page

Please email me if you still have questions.

Lisa Cupolo
lgcupolo@memphis.edu
_______________________________________

Best,

Lisa Cupolo