READ and ANNOTATE : For Thursday, you will read an excerpt from The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao about something called a “Fuku.” You can find this reading on our Perusall site.  The instructions are in Perusall.  Remember to read the footnotes (the small print at the bottom of the page)

WRITE: Write a post of at least 200 words about  a particular passage in this text that you found difficult. Explain specifically where you got caught up and why.   I get it.  This seems like a really strange thing to do– but there’s a point to it!  The places you have difficulty are where you’re doing your best thinking.  The places you struggle are the places PhD students struggle too.  Difficulties aren’t walls to stop you but obstacles that you can (and will) overcome!

This can be one of the passages you annotated (it probably will be) and you can write about whatever crosses your mind.  You do not have to figure it out!  But if one of your peers responded to your question, you can write about that.

Category: Unit One

UPLOAD: Change your Zoom profile picture to… something! Anything!  You might use the avatar we created in class, or you might use a picture of your choosing.  Whatever it is, get something up there besides just a blank square with your name.  Remember this will show up in all your classes!