Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Genre Selections

Hi all,

Just want to clarify a couple of things I've noticed after receiving your genre selections:

  1. Please let me know which genre you are choosing, not which week. For example, even though we are discussing science fiction and mystery in the same week, please indicate which one of those you will be reading. (Several of you have done this, so don't think I'm picking on just one of you!)
  2. Please don't forget to let me know in which genre you will be reading a classic.

If you have questions about the genres, feel free to ask me but really, Saricks explains them better than I can in the text. She has a section in each chapter (Offset as a figure) that very clearly discusses the characteristics of that particular genre. There are also sections in the text of each chapter labeled Key Authors and Sure Bets. These have great ideas for books that typify those genres if you are stumped in choosing one.

Thanks for being patient as we figure out this online format. Please be sure to let me know if things aren't clear - I've been involved in this class so long sometimes I think things are obvious when they aren't.
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  1. ChristinaJanuary 22, 2014 at 11:04 PM

    Hi Carri,

    I still can't get to my blog, nor Amber's or a few others from here. Just wanted to let you know.

    Thanks. :)

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    1. CarriJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:36 AM

      Did you write this before you made your first post? Until something is posted, the links will go to the blog's RSS feed. I can access your blog from the list - let me know if you still can't. Thanks!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 23, 2014 at 1:09 PM

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    1. UnknownJanuary 23, 2014 at 10:43 PM

      Hello, just wanted to know how soon does my blog get added over to the class list for others to see

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    2. CarriJanuary 24, 2014 at 3:29 PM

      Hi Nicole - it's up there now.

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  3. LucyJanuary 24, 2014 at 1:59 PM

    After looking through other people's blogs, I realized that I didn't put the specific characteristics from the textbook. Instead, I did a narrative that touched on what made the book fit into that genre. For the practice annotation, will we get feedback to make our formal annotations better or will we be penalized on the practice one? I can change it to fit whatever it needs to be, but I wanted to check with you first. I hope this makes sense!

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    1. CarriJanuary 24, 2014 at 3:32 PM

      Lucy that's absolutely fine. I'll go check out your post but yes, as long as all the info is there there is no need to put them in a list - I like seeing everyone's different styles. And I will give you feedback on your annotations.

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