READ THE INTRODUCTION TO THIS DISCUSSION (AFTER READING THE DIAZ STORY)
WATCH THE BRIEF TWO-MINUTE VIDEO
READ THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE VIDEO POSTED BENEATH - LOOK UP AND DEFINE ALL UNFAMILIAR TERMS (E.G., DIDACTIC, TRANSGRESSIVE, ETC.)
READ THE DISCUSSION PROMPTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
DRAFT, EDIT & SAVE YOUR WORK IN ANOTHER APPLICATION FIRST (SUCH AS WORD) SO AS TO AVOID ACCIDENTALLY LOSE YOUR WORK.
COPY, PASTE & SUBMIT YOUR INITIAL POST INTO THE REPLY BOX BY MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY
RESPOND TO A MINIMUM OF TWO CLASSMATES BY MIDNIGHT SUN. FEEL FREE TO RESPOND TO MORE, BUT TWO IS THE MINIMUM.
** AT LEAST ONE OF YOUR RESPONSES SHOULD ALWAYS BE TO A POST THAT HAS THE FEWEST REPLIES AT THE TIME YOU LOG ON TO COMMENT.
INTRODUCTION, CONTEXT:
In this week's discussion, your initial post will be comprised of two separate paragraphs - each responding to a separate prompt. Together, these two prompts require you to reflect on literature (as art) generally, and Diaz's story specifically.
BEFORE YOU PROCEED, FIRST SPEND A FEW MINUTES REFLECTING ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
Question Mark icon small- copy.png WHY READ LITERATURE? OR, PUT ANOTHER WAY, WHY DOES LITERATURE (OR ANY ART FORM) EXIST? WHAT IS ITS VALUE, OR POWER? WHAT SETS IT APART OR MAKES IT UNIQUE?
Question Mark icon small- copy.png What is the potential relationship between a powerful literary text and the individual reader?