Public Domain
Welcome to Week 9 of our online course. We are now halfway through the semester. This week we will be reading a selection of short works from the 19th Century, which feature women protagonists: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant, along with the Emily Dickinson’s poem “The Wife.” I look forward to reading your responses to these quite stunning works, which express the unspoken longings of married women from this bygone century.
First draft Essay is due Sunday, March 26th.
Midterm Quiz: There is a 25-question multiple-choice midterm quiz this week, which covers material from weeks 1-9.. This quiz carries the same weight in terms of grading as all other quizzes.
Note Re Discussion Board: Please do not rely on online searches for discussion board responses. It is clear from the similarity of many posts during Week 8, that some of you do not trust your own ability to offer an interpretation. If there is one thing I hope you will get from this class, it is the confidence to trust in your own intelligence and the validity of your own ideas.
