January 9th

1. 3 Bears discussion- Turn in your question responses and Bears story.

2. Elif Shafak- The Politics of Fiction
WSQ Notes- Watch, Summarize, Questions

• What is the purpose of the video? 
• What is supposed to be learned from this video? 
• How does this video connect to the concepts covered in class/previous classes?
• What major points are significant in the video? Major take-aways? 

MORE ON ELIF SHAFAK if interested... Writing Under Watchful Eye- NPR

2. Read and take notes on the following link:
Why We Study Literature
(Please note that this reading developed from a religious university and the brief reference of Christianity is not being passed along by your instructor with the discussion of literature). 

3. Be ready for a small Socratic seminar on this reading for class on Thursday. You will need to bring 4 questions on the Ted Talk and the article. These will be your two sources of discussion.

Homework.
Next, you will need to take a copy of the "schools of literary thought". Please read through these questions and TRY.. try... to write a short summary of what you think each school of theory addresses.  Use the questions to see common threads... concerns. Have this for FRIDAY.