Next Episode

In terms of its style and subject matter, Next Episode is likely the most challenging book we'll read all semester. What's been your reaction to this book so far? Which scenes or aspects of the book have you found the most interesting?

Alternate assignment for those not going on the Ottawa trip

Here's the alternate assignment in lieu of participating the Ottawa trip, which is worth 5% of your final grade.

Go to the library and locate a short story by a Canadian writer. Write a short review of the story (a minimum of 250 words) and post it here on the blog (in the comments on this post).

A couple of quick tips: While you might want to tell us what happens in the story (the plot), this should be a very small part of your review. Your main focus should be on what you think the story is about and what you found most interesting about the work.

The other tip is that when you find the short story in the library, make a photocopy of it so that the book it's from can remain on the shelves. That will be of help to your classmates.