Spring Cleaning...

Happy Spring! The vernal equinox is finally here.

O.K. Here's what's going on.

1. REVISED LITERATURE ESSAY. If you used a letter last week to postpone turning in the revision of your Exploration of the Concept of Literature Essay (that's the best name for it I've come up with yet) then your revision is due on Monday, March 23. Remember to turn in the draft I commented on and a reflection on your revisions--along with the revision.

2. BLOGGING ABOUT KING LEAR ACT ONE. You were to have blogged about Act One of King Lear by Monday night (March 16). If you didn't do so do it now!

3. BLOGGING ABOUT EXISTENTIAL READINGS. I mentioned casually that I want you to post your first comments about the readings you chose last week by the end of this week. Now, more officially, I'll remind you to blog by pumpkin time on Monday, March 23. By the way, those who have written already have done wonderfully, provocatively, chillingly well. I feel lucky to have you all as students.

4. READING KING LEAR THROUGH ACT THREE & BLOGGING ABOUT IT. On Friday (March 20, Happy Spring! Vernal Equinox!) we'll finish reading act three in F-block. So if you're not here on Friday (Good luck MUNners!) then catch up over the weekend. I'll open blogging on acts two and three on Monday and the blogging period will close Wednesday night, March 25 at pumpkin time.

5. MORE BLOGGING ABOUT EXISTENTIAL READINGS. As mentioned above next week I'll hand out poems and such related to the existential readings you've already completed. Blog about these (especially in relation to the stories I gave you last week and/or As I Lay Dying and/or King Lear). I'll open blogging on these other readings at the beginning of the week and the blogging will close on Friday night, March 27 at pumpkin time.

6. READING KING LEAR THROUGH THE END & BLOGGING ABOUT IT. Next week we'll finish reading King Lear. Blogging about the last two acts of the play will close on Monday, March 30 at pumpkin time.

So to summarize the due dates (all deadlines are pumpkin time):

King Lear act one NOW! if you haven't done it already.
Literature Essay (if you used a letter) due Monday, March 23.
Existential story blogging due Monday, March 23.
King Lear acts two and three blogging due Wednesday, March 25.
Existential poems, etc. blogging due Friday, March 27.
King Lear acts four and five blogging due Monday, March 30.