The first week of a course is often one of the busiest, as we are setting things up and starting the ball rolling. In the meantime, you are figuring out what’s what and we are all getting to know each other.
This course is no exception. You will find that, after a week or two, you will settle into a routine and know what is expected of you. But for week one you do have a few additional tasks…
- Set up a blog. Make sure you have turned off comment moderation.
- Watch the first week’s lecture (note also the related new conversations video), and write a blog post (400-500 words) introducing yourself to the class, telling us your expectations for the course, and responding to the lecture. Send me the address of your blog. Do this by Wednesday night (11:59pm, January 12),
- Comment on two of your classmates’ blog posts.
- Decide what grade you want for this course, and fill out a course contract accordingly. This is due on January 18.
- Read Marcel Proust, “Combray” (part one, 1-48; part two, 49-191; read part one as an absolute minimum) and write a blog post due by Monday, January 17 at 11:59pm.
- Come to class (on Zoom), prepared to participate.