Welcome to Week 2 of our online course. Because of the holiday last week, we may not get to complete all the activities, but we will try. First, we will look back at the Week 1 reading “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. On Wednesday, we will be reading “Araby,” a dark and soulful coming-of-age story by the renowned Irish writer James Joyce. For homework, I ask that you read the very short story “Salvation,” which is an excerpt from Langston Hughes’s memoir The Big Sea. We will also be looking at concepts of irony, which are at play in this story. Be sure to complete Quiz 3 by midnight on Sunday, Feb. 9th. Note: This week you should post on the Week 1 discussion board. Normally, we do not have discussions on the even numbered weeks, but again, the holiday last week set us back a bit.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
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Welcome to the first full week of ENG 201 Introduction to Literature on the BMCC OpenLab platform. Classes started last Saturday. If you have not completed the activities for the short week, please be sure to do so. This week we will be reading the beautiful and mysterious story “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, along with the irony-rich story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes. Be sure to complete Quizzes 1 and 2 by midnight, Sunday, Febrruary 2. If you missed the first Zoom meeting, please look for my email of January 27th regarding the activities you need to complete this week. There are no classes on Wednesday, January 29th. Happy Lunar New Year!
