BLOGs in our class

Blogs are due on or before Friday by 2pm. Blogs should be posted on the net by the end of the day on Friday. A blog should assert some thesis regarding Morrison’s style or literary choices throughout or in a section of text. You may challenge or defend a characterization, moral explanation, description/depiction, word choice, or the absence of some other necessary component. Attempt to raise a question and answer it. You must read the other submissions before your own in order not to duplicate or repeat the same argument. Be sure to write what you mean; you will be held accountable for your words. Blogs should be at least 300 words long. Spelling, grammar and syntax count.

Each blog will have two Blog Witnesses. The Blog Witnesses are exempt from writing a blog that week. They must each respond to each of the writings posted by fellow students. The witnesses may critique, analyze, review or challenge the author’s blog. Blog Witnesses are then in charge of leading a portion of Monday’s class to “bear witness,” discuss the reactions to the text, and raise at least four (4) critical questions that address the assigned text or Morrison’s authority. Blog Witness responses must be posted by Sunday night before class by 8pm.

Students must then reply in writing to at least one challenge of a Blog Witness. Students may defend their original blog or another student’s original blog. This reply should be posted by 10am on the Monday of class.

The purpose of this assignment is to stimulate valid and interesting conversation before class begins. It is also designed to challenge you to consider critical analysis based on forms and functions of the text.

BLOG #1 - Miss Jefferson and Justin (Friday - 1/28)
BLOG #2 - Kirsten and Kate (Friday - 2/11)
BLOG #3 - Michael & Miss Jefferson (Friday - 3/4)
BLOG #4 - Nicholas & Melissa (Friday - 3/11)
BLOG #5 - Lauren & Claudia (Friday - 4/15)