I hope you all manage to have a restful and restorative Thanksgiving Break and spend quality time with your friends and families! That said – we do have some ongoing work that you will need to take care of….

1. Remember to go back to the blog, read the questions your classmates posted about T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” and respond to two questions by noon on Monday, Nov. 28th. You may not respond to a question that someone else has already answered.

2. I have posted the assignment for your final essay. You can access it via the “essays” tab above. The first step of this assignment is submitting a paper topic to me. Your topic should be emailed to me at [email protected] no later than midnight on Monday, Nov. 28th. The sooner you submit a topic, the sooner you will hear back from me. Your email should include the two texts you want to write about and the analytical question you are asking about them.  At this point, we are NOT looking for a thesis statement.  We may have to email back and forth a few times in order to refine and adjust your topic. If your topic is ready to go, you will receive an email from me approving it.

3. We will be discussing Kafka, “The Metamorphosis” in class on November 30th. It is a long text, so allow yourself plenty of time to get the reading done before the 30th. Do not come to class without having finished the reading!

Looking forward to seeing you all on November 30th, but in the meantime, feel free to contact me by email if you have questions about any of this!