http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/ 2008-06-06T12:40:12-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/essay_topics_summer_2008.php Here are our essay topics (finally!) for the first essay. You can focus on just one book if you like, though you may find it interesting to discuss two.\ 1. "The truth about stories," Thomas King tells us, "is that's... pwmartin 2008-06-06T12:40:12-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/the_blind_assassin.php Here are a few links to some interviews with Margaret Atwood from around the time of the publication of The Blind Assassin: Margaret Atwood: Queen of Can Lit: A series of clips from the CBC archives about Margaret Atwood.... pwmartin 2008-06-02T11:52:22-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/english_180_syllabus_from_fall_2007.php English 180: Topics in Canadian Literature ENGS 180 B, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, TR, LAFAYETTE L311 This course is a broad survey of the last hundred years of fiction in Canada, from before the First World War to the... pwmartin 2008-06-02T10:42:14-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/remembering_december_6_1989.php Every year on December 6, I mark the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre by taking a moment of silence in class after reading the names of the murdered women. People across Canada today, and especially on university and college campuses,... pwmartin 2007-12-06T13:56:16-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/speaking_of_sasquatch.php Meet Quatchi!... pwmartin 2007-12-04T22:07:07-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/final_exam_format_and_essay_questions_fall_2007.php Here are the essay questions for the final, as well as the layout of the first part of the exam. For the essay questions, only two of those listed below will be on the actual final. So, you should plan... pwmartin 2007-12-03T16:17:46-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/blog_and_participation_grades.php We've briefly discussed this in class a couple of times, but here's a more extensive breakdown of how I determine blog and participation grades: Blog grade: A: To earn an A on the blog component of the course all assignments... pwmartin 2007-12-03T10:14:00-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/monkey_beach_blog_prompt.php So, now that you've finished reading Monkey Beach, what did you think? Which part(s) of the book did you find most interesting? Any questions about the book you'd like us to cover in class? You might also want to check... pwmartin 2007-12-03T10:07:03-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/second_essay_topic.php As we discussed in detail on November 13, your assignment for the second essay is to create your own topic that allows you to look at a common theme or connection between two of the final books we've looked at... pwmartin 2007-11-26T15:08:51-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/george_elliott_clarke_links.php As a supplement to our reading of George and Rue, you might be interested in checking out the following links: The Canadian Studies Program's podcasts page has a link to a video podcast of George Elliott Clarke's reading here... pwmartin 2007-11-26T15:00:29-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/george_and_rue_blog_prompt.php Many of the books we've dealt with this year have been ones in which we've looked at the connections between the works of literature and actual people and/or events. This is particularly relevant to George Elliott Clarke's George and Rue... pwmartin 2007-11-23T17:09:11-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/in_the_skin_of_a_lion_resources.php It is important to know that the places and a number of the characters described in the book were real (Ondaatje did meticulous research into the history of Toronto and its immigrant populations while writing the novel). You can find... pwmartin 2007-11-08T10:26:16-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/times_to_meet_to_discuss_next_episode.php I'm happy to meet with those of you who didn't get a copy of Next Episode in time for our discussions of the novel. If you did have the book, but would still like to meet to discuss the book,... pwmartin 2007-11-08T10:11:03-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/in_the_skin_of_a_lion_blog_posting.php What's your reaction to In the Skin of a Lion? What part(s) of this book did you find most interesting and/or enjoyable?... pwmartin 2007-11-06T22:54:13-05:00 http://pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu/180/archives/diviners_blog_assignment.php What do you find to be the most interesting part of The Diviners? In your response, include a passage or two from the text that illustrates what you're saying about the text.... pwmartin 2007-10-23T09:36:56-05:00