Extra Credit Opportunity

Want Extra Credit points? Have I got a deal for you!!

Attend the presentation by Dr. Delaino (PJC President) on Wednesday at 10:30. Not only do you get a chance to see, hear, and ask any burning questions you have of the president, but you also get free lunch. The festivities take place in the commons (email me if you don't know where that is). Find me so that you will get your 10 extra credit points.You'll have a new blog to reply to tomorrow.

Reading Log #2--Flannery O'Connor

It's time to read some more literature. As I consider what to assign you to read, I try to think about which stories appeal to me and then sift through to find the ones that I think might appeal to you. O'Connor is one of my top 10 favorite authors, and top 2 American authors. I'm not going to tell you, at this point, why I like her so as not to influence your opinion of her, her stories, and her writing abilities. What follows are some links--one is a critical essay that outlines some of the elements common to O'Connor's fiction. The other is a short story.

For your reading log, I'd like for you to write a 150-200 word, well-developed paragraph in which you either agree with the critic and the issues he raises in his essay or disagree with him. Use "A Good Man is Hard to Find" as support for your paragraph.

http://www.cyberpat.com/essays/flan.html Critical Essay

http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~surette/goodman.html "A Good Man is Hard to Find"