Journal format: You will benefit most from the journal writing if you do the work in conjunction with the reading rather than waiting till the night before the journal due date to throw four entries together. The format is specific and must be followed. You will type a direct quote passage, word for word, from our reading, and under it you will type your commentary on the quote. Why is the passage interesting to you? What is its significance? In what way is it thought provoking? Does it connect to any of our other readings? Your commentary must be at least 150 words (the quoted passage does not figure into the word count). You cannot take than one quote from any one particular reading. So each journal submission must have a minimum of four passages and commentaries from four different readings.
Garcia-Marquez, Death Constant Beyond Loveâ€
Munro, Walker Brothers Cowboyâ€
Silko, Yellow Womanâ€
Robbe-Grillet, The Secret Roomâ€
Borges, The Garden of Forking Pathsâ€
Achebe, Things Fall Apart