Dear Students,

Most importantly, I hope you are safe and sound. If you are dealing with illness, I hope you are resting and taking care of yourself. Definitely communicate with me if anything is going on and you need help or more time. Do not put extra pressure on yourself.

As always, I am here. Feel free to call me to chat at any time: 845-641-8897.

In terms of our class: you may have seen the communication from the CUNY Chancellor about a “recalibration period”, 3/27-4/1, and changing the spring break to 4/8-4/10.

This won’t really affect our class very much. You’ll see from the updated syllabus that this means we have more time for our readings, but in general we’ll proceed in the same fashion.

We are in a very anxious period and I fully understand the pressures many of us are facing. As a result, I have decided to meld together the final paper and final exam expectation– into ONE final project–so you have less on your plates.

I will figure this out. For now, just try to keep on track with the reading. The goal is to post twice a week: once a week in response to my question, once in response to a classmate’s comment. The posts can be done any day of the week. Also, be sure to fill out our google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kLN08YC66lIM05db6kj0eIklb5YPZzXmzgJAPmtqLnw/edit

This week we are posting on “A New England Nun”. So far Garnet had posted her thoughts on the story’s contrast with “Daisy Miller,” along with a character and theme analysis. You can add your thoughts here:

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/eng2201/2020/03/24/mary-wilkins-freemans-a-new-england-nun/

Be safe.

CH