For Weds. (8:30)

Hello all,

Today, we began our discussion centered Monday sessions with everyone sharing a question relating to our readings. Remember, you will want to make sure that you are prepared for the discussions on monday. Every monday, one of you will lead a 15 minute discussion on the readings and class work. These sessions are opportunities for you to really engage the information and to create knowledge for your self and others. Remember, to really "understand" a subject, you need to be able to place it within your framework of understanding. The key to framing the information is to interogate and to interpret the information for yourself and for others in conversation and dialogue.

We spent a lot of time exploring issues such as:

1. Do all stories and texts follow a structure? Why is this? Why do we like structure? Why do we need structure?
2. Why does Vogler refer to the hero as she? What does this pronoun mean? Why would Vogler use the feminine pronoun? How does this effect/affect the reader?
3. How do archetypes work in stories and texts? What are archetypes?

We then explored some ideas relating to subjectivity and assuming a role or a perspective on subjects and ideas. We will be exploring ideas relating to subjectivity and structure throughout the class, so be ready to examine who you are as a writer and thinker.

We concluded the class with a brief discussion about the heros we identified with as a child. There were a variety of characters, but I find it really interesting that you all picked characters who represent aspects of your personality. Remember, to explore the blog resources as you will want to create engaging and creative "texts" on the blog that capture your ideas and thoughts.

For Weds:

Read-A Good Man is Hard to Find- (Moodle and emailed)

Write-Nothing (however be prepared for a knowledge 'nugget' on Weds.)

Do-Make sure that your blog is listed on the class blog (ecandp2009spring.blogspot.com. If you are having tech issues, please contact me or come by my office (M/W/F 9:30 to 10:30 and M/W 1-5 pm and Friday 1-3 pm *3 to 5 by appointment).

Thanks for a good discussion,

Take care,

Kat