Welcome to Week Seven

To read these two images, just click on each of the images--put the vocabulary to use in your discussion threads and in your reading of American Born Chinese.

Experiment with the preceding vocabulary in your discussions and other writing.

And read Jessica Abel's wonderful description of the Graphic Novel and visit her web site.

The preceding images and Jessica Abel's link lay a foundation for reading our Graphic Novel, an example of Sequential Art. Just click on each of the images to see a full-screen version.

Final Exam and Preparation. Make sure to look over the preceding link to prepare for both parts of the exam. You will also look over a 30-minute video that addresses the Final Examination.

You will complete both parts of the examination and other requirements for the class during the week of final examinations:  The only difference concerns the novels, for we did, as you know, read Unwind instead of the Giver.  Time permitting, I will make a new video.

SEE THE FOLLOWING VIDEO FOR QUIZ SIX REVIEW:

Remember that all revisions and other work are due by midnight Saturday, of finals week.

The final examination will follow the identical format of the midterm.

You will find the link to take PART TWO of the examination in the Assignment Folder for Week Eight. And the link to take PART ONE will reside just below the folder for the Week Eight assignment.


You will find four videos this week.






See, too, Stephen Colbert's interview with Maruice Sendak: Part One and Part Two. You will also find interesting an obituary for the late Maurice Sendak.In addition to the following Greeting for Week Seven and a Quiz Review (for next week's quiz), I created a slide-show video about the assigned readings in American Born Chinese, and a slide-show video over Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.The videos talk about the texts in the context of what you read in your anthology and elsewhere.

The following recording is a larger-frame look at the video for Sendak's famous book that the one that follows, which will now provide back up:

Introduction to Week Seven:

The following video slide show covers material assigned for reading in the graphic novel, American Born Chinese. Try to look at the pages mentioned as the presentation moves from slide to slide from page to page.

Again, you have two versions here, a larger-framed video now on You Tube and a smaller version for backup:

I created a slide-show video about Where The Wild Things Are for your enjoyment--a question about this book could find its way into your final exam, so give the video a look.
Know, too, that I spent a couple hours before making the video in a dentist's seat for some surgery. The numbness might show a bit in the speech, but I wanted to get this published and so fumbled through.





And to cap off this week of multiple video presentations and as usual, you have a video review for this week's quiz--but not until next week.

You take Quiz Seven this week.  See the link on the Announcement on blackboard.