We are wrapping up Walker's We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For this week. The Midterm is Thursday; tomorrow we will talk about the book, do some writing and I will give you the questions.

In class today many students made presentations of propaganda techniques used in advertising. The conversation revolved around the McClintock essay, "Propaganda Techniques" and the chapter in Hacker on Argument. Tomorrow we will complete the exercises at the end of the chapter pp. 367-368 and then go over the answers.

Late papers
If you miss class Thursday you can still email the midterm to me, but it loses an entire grade point. I will not accept papers submitted after Thursday, March 15.

Homework due Tuesday, March 13
We will begin Frankenstein Monday. Homework for Monday night, due Tuesday is to bring in a bio on Mary Shelley and an academic essay on the novel.

Read the materials you are bringing in and be prepared to share. In addition, write a brief summary/analysis of the two articles. Be sure to cite your sources in text and at the end, use direct quotes and if you like a block quote. Each summary should be minimally 250 words.

We are interested in the period Frankenstein was written, the status of women during that time, and what the monster represented. What was he a symbol of? Remember, our theme: nature versus nurture.