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Monday April 2ND

Instead of going to 2132 for class today, come to 1137 in the red area to get the article I mentioned I'd give you last week. I know the weather is bad so if you cannot make it in today, the link is below: http://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1166&context=undergrad_rev Next week-- Bring drafts to 1137 in the red area from 10-1! Last day to to accept papers is Monday April 16
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The Bluest Eye

Link to outside source from paper I wrote: https://oconnellthebluesteyearticle.blogspot.com/2018/03/outside-source-for-final-essay.html If you are going to cite this source, use my last name in citations (O'Connell). Outside Sources for The Bluest Eye http://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/pdf/library/bluesteye.pdf http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3041475?sid=21105298936851&uid=3739808&uid=3739256&uid=4&uid=2 http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3041932?sid=21105298936851&uid=3739256&uid=2&uid=3739808&uid=4 http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Morrison.htm http://www.articlemyriad.com/literary-analysis-bluest-eye-toni-morrison-history-slavery/ http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/01/11/home/morrison-bluest.html http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/publications/37.2.bump.html Article on  The role of black dolls in American culture: http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/05/28/addy-walker-american-girl/ Here is a collection of so
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Blindness

Here are some reviews for the novel: http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/04/reviews/981004.04millert.html http://www.npr.org/2010/12/28/132292587/in-saramagos-blindness-a-vision-of-human-nature http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/apr/15/featuresreviews.guardianreview16 http://www.thenewcanon.com/blindness.html https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm08/bm0811/bm081105.htm http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2006/04/the_election_with_no_results.html http://www.aijcrnet.com/journals/Vol_2_No_1_January_2012/8.pdf http://www.aijcrnet.com/journals/Vol_2_No_1_January_2012/8.pdf
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REMINDER***NO CLASS MONDAY MARCH 5TH***

REMINDER***NO CLASS MONDAY MARCH 5TH*** Begin reading Blindness for March Monday March 12th.
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Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Literature (Blindness)

On March 12th we will begin looking at Blindness, which is a novel set in what feels the Apocalypse. Below are some articles that will help explain what this means; http://io9.com/5392430/research-reveals-that-apocalyptic-stories-changed-dramatically-20-years-ago http://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/4399/what-is-apocalyptic-literature http://sites.silaspartners.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID34418_CHID137699_CIID2304042,00.html http://www.revelation.giffmex.org/?p=71 http://theambulantscholar.com/2012/07/14/teaching-genre-and-convetion-using-the-post-apocalyptic-narrative-part-i/ http://csuchico-dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10211.4/187/4%2015%202010%20Karl%20Becker.pdf?sequence=1 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/boria-sax-/apocalypse-no-more-post-a_b_4994358.html
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DUE MONDAY Feb 26 (LATE PAPERS DO NOT GET REVISION AND DROP AN ½ GRADE FOR EACH DAY THEY ARE LATE) A>A- B+>B>B-…

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL. USE THE EXAMPLE PAPER HANDOUT FOR MLA GUIDELINES!! Refer to the class blog for outside source info: eng215spring2018.blogspot.com Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper. Illusion vs. reality is something that comes up in a lot of literature. We saw some in The Great Gatsby . Pick one aspect of a character’s life, whether it be from the past or the present, and explain how he/she uses illusions to distort their reality. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis. 2.       Pick one or two of the many symbols from the novel and describe what it is important. What does this symbol mean in to this particular text? Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis. 3.       How does Gatsby represent the American dream? What does the novel have to
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Paper Checklist

Your introduction does not introduce the title(s) and author(s) of the primary (anything read or watched in class) texts. (In “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan…) You announced your thesis (“This paper will…”-or- “I will discuss…”). Your introduction does not include a thesis (The main point of your paper—reword the question you are answering from handout). You did not cite or quote 2 OUTSIDE SOURCES (They can be found on the class blog or by doing your own research) You cited or quoted unreliable outside sources (ie: Sparknotes, shmoop, wikipedia, cliffnotes, 123helpme, yahoo discussion boards etc.) You plagiarized. You took info from an unreliable source or just took info and did not give credit. You need to quote the primary texts in your paper (Anything we have read or watched in class). Sources are not accurately documented, and MLA format is not attempted or followed properly. Several awkward and/or unclear sentences; pr
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