English 1002 begins the semester reading and writing about John Updike. (That's John smiling lovingly in the pictures, the one on the left "fer real," the other obviously a cariciature (Ooh, cariciature--that's a vocabulary word! Who knows what that means?)Students in the class will have the opportunity to discuss Updike and the representative short story "A&P" in the course's Blackboard discussion board, but that's a closed forum. This blog is an open forum! In other words, anybody in the world--not just students in English 1002 class-- can post a comment, or reply to someone else's comment--right here!
So let's see what happens! Whoever you are-- 1002 student, literary critic, common Joe/Jane on the street--Have you read Updike? Whatcha think of Updike? And if that doesn't interest you, whatcha think of life? the meaning of life? The English 1002 class you're in now, or a second semester comp. class you took a long time ago?
Post one, post all! Join the Updike free-for-all!
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THis is a test of the comments function of this blog. I am logged on not as a blogger, but as "other." This should work!
THis is a test of the comments function of this blog. I am logged on not as a blogger, but as "other." This should work!
Updike is an ok writer. I am not very big on reading. Something has to be super interesting for me to get involved and finish reading it. Or just be an assignment from Mr. P. I will have to look up that work cariciature-I have no idea what that means.
Updike's writing are interesting. I just think he goes around the block to get to the house next door. Holly, by the time Mr.P finishes with you, you will like reading. He picks stories that give you a lot to think about. I started out that way in English 1001 and by the end of the semester, I was looking forward to the next assignment.
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