Welcome to Week 7 of our online course. This week we will finish reading Oedipus the King and enlarge our discussion about elements of tragedy. There is a quiz this week, which reviews your knowledge of the play and some of the conventions of ancient Greek drama.
Celeste Conway
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Welcome to Week 6 of our online course. This week will be exploring one of the great tragedies of Western literature, Oedipus the King. I look forward to reading your comments in the discussion board as we examine the complex character of the doomed king and ponder timeless questions about […]
Welcome to Week 5 of our OpenLab course. This week will be reading “Araby,” by the renowned Irish writer James Joyce. I look forward to hearing your responses to this dark and soulful story. “Araby” will be accessed through the Commonlit website, which we will be using frequently during the […]
Welcome to Week 4 of our OpenLab course. This week will be reading “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, a story that is both funny and deeply serious. The story is written in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) rather than standard English. This will probably present no problems for most […]
Welcome to Week 3 of our online course. This is a short week. There are no classes on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. However, you are still responsible for the Week 3 activities, which are light due to the length of the week. Don’t forget to take Quiz 2! It will […]
Welcome to Week 2 of our Open Lab class. This week we will be reading the beautiful and mysterious story “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I’m sure you will be entranced by the story and will enjoy the week’s tasks and activities. I look forward to […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 201 Introduction to Literature on the BMCC OpenLab platform. Before exploring this website, please be sure to complete the E-Learning Orientation on your Blackboard home page. Next, please review all material in COURSE INFORMATION (See menu above). Here you will find the course syllabus […]
In the beautiful and haunting story “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a great change takes place in a remote village on a seaside cape after a beautiful drowned body washes to shore Why do you think I might have assigned this as the first story of […]
We know by the language and perspective of the narrator that “Salvation” is a coming-of-age story told by an adult looking back on a painful childhood experience, which results in an epiphany. What is the epiphany that occurs in “Salvation? Please address comments to others by name so that […]
Choose two characters from “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara and compare their response to the experience of visiting the FAO Schwarz toy store. Please be sure to address comments to others by name.
