For class Thursday, print, read, and annotate the texts that can be found at the links below. Think in particular about moments that you find puzzling or that raise questions for you. Jot these questions down as you read.
First, a short introduction, situating Defoe’s novel at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse genre: The Zombie Apocalypse of Daniel Defoe
And excerpts from the beginning of Defoe’s novel: Selections from A Journal of the Plague Year
As you read and annotate, make a list of terms that you needed to look up in the dictionary or on Google—either because they were totally unfamiliar to you or because they appeared, in context, to have meanings other than the ones you are most familiar with. Be prepared to share this list with the class.