For Wed., April 14

Leon Trotsky - - writing in 1937 - - on London's The Iron Heel (1907): "However, it is not a question of Jack London's pessimism, but of his passionate effort to shake those who are lulled by routine, to force them to open their eyes and to see what is and what approaches. The artist is audaciously utilizing the methods of hyperbole. He is bringing the tendencies rooted in capitalism: of oppression, cruelty, bestiality, betrayal, to their extreme expression."

For Wed., read the following chapters of London's socialist sci-fi novel: Chapter 3, "Jackson's Arm," Chapter 13, "The General Strike," Chapter 22, "The Chicago Commune," Chapter 23, "The People of the Abyss."

Housekeeping

Don't forget:

1) For Monday, we'll finish discussing Sister Carrie.

2) Your first draft of your Sister Carrie glog is due on Wed., April 14. Once you've finished your first draft, you'll need to create a wiki page and embed your glog in that wiki page. I have provided detailed instructions on how to do this on our wiki.

Gloggin'

Friday, April 9

Don't forget for Friday:

1) We'll meet in H403 - -the computer lab.

2) Create an account on Glogster - - and give it a spin before class.

Sister Carrie, Wiki, Glogster

You should be finishing up Dreiser's novel by now. And, you definitely want to have read to the final scene by Friday, April 9.

Don't forget to stay up-to-date with our wiki assignments!

Before our class on Friday, take a look at Glogster. This is an online multimedia poster tool - - a platform where you can gather and organize all kinds of video, images, text, and links. Create a Glogster account and play around with it.

News

1) Don't forget, for Friday, March 19, you'll want to get up to at least Chapter 18 in Sister Carrie.

2) You should have received an invite to our Sister Carrie wiki at your sfsu.edu email. Even if you already have a google account, you'll have to register for the wiki with the sfsu.edu email. Once you've registered, you can check out the assignment on "Domestic Ideals" and create your own wiki page. Follow the instructions on the wiki. If you have major problems or encounter significant obstacles, email me (hanley@bway.net) immediately. We'll discuss Victorian domestic ideals in relation to Sister Carrie on Wed.

Sister Carrie

For Monday, March 15, you'll want to read the first 8 chapters of Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. (Also, don't forget to bring in your "Henry Adams" experiment in third-person narration.)