Reading: Kate Chopin, “Story of an Hour,” pp. 66-68 in the Lawn anthology
For those who have had trouble securing the textbook, a PDF version is below. Please be sure to have the Lawn textbook by Thursday. It is widely available online and may even be available at contemporary bookstores such as Barnes and Noble.
Come to class prepared to participate in small group discussion–take notes, and take note of how you take notes.
Reading: “Hills Like White Elephants,” from the Lawn anthology
Consider: what are you as a reader bringing to the story? Given its sparse details, how are you filling in the gaps?
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Bonus image, per Tuesday’s discussion:
Courtesy of webcomic XKCD.
EB 29 | Tuesday/Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
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