"Ultimate Discourse" Podcasts

For this week's journal assignment, I've asked students to leave voice messages on our Gabcast channel relating the story of their choice to the qualities and powers EL Doctorow attributes to fiction in the essay "Ultimate Discourse." Here are the voice messages so far:

Bonnie: Gabcast! Bigger Classroom #24



Linda: Gabcast! Bigger Classroom #25



Patricia: Gabcast! Bigger Classroom #26



Hank: Gabcast! Bigger Classroom #27



Dawn: Gabcast! Bigger Classroom #28



Linda: Gabcast! Bigger Classroom #29



Nate: Gabcast! Bigger Classroom #30



Listen to the podcasts at they appear at: http://www.gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&id=12483

Literary Analysis in 60 Seconds

You're going to be writing an essay about the novel The Namesake, which means that you'll be writing a literary analysis. Completely unfamiliar with the idea or practice of literary analysis? Check out this PowerPoint from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (their site is a great source of information about college writing).
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/litanalysis.ppt

Film Version of the Namesake

Hey everyone, only a week until The Namesake comes out on DVD. I had a chance to preview the movie and it's pretty good. There's a website for the the film at http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thenamesake/. It includes videos of the movie trailers.

The Namesake at Audible

Hi, College Writing II students. I checked to see if the audiobook download service, Audible.com was running a free offer. They're not, but they are running a special where you can subscribe to get one book a month for $7.49 a month for the first 3 months (after which it goes up to $14.95 a month).
They sell both Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake and Nikolai Gogol's "The Overcoat."

Keene Public Library Reality TV Selections

For those who might still be looking for additional examples of reality TV, I was at the Keene Public Library earlier tonight and noticed that there are several PBS series available: 1900 House, 1940 House, and Manor House are all available on VHS. According to the library catalog Frontier House is also available. I returned Colonial House on DVD to the library, so that also is there for those who need it.
By the way, if you are a full time student in Keene (at Franklin Pierce Keene that means two or more classes) you are entitled to a library card.
If anyone knows of other shows available in your local public library or video rental place, feel free to leave a comment here to let others know.

Welcome to the Bigger Classroom

I'd like to welcome this term's College Writing II students to the course and to our blog. Remember that you can post messages here too if you sign up on Blogger to be a contributor to this blog.
Also, I've updated my academic web page at http://academics.keene.edu/tmendham/FPC.htm, and if you need a copy of the syllabus, calendar, or instructions for Essay 1, you can get them there.