Important things to remember

1. Buy the required texts asap. We will be discussing Modern Romance as early as Wednesday. Do not wait for the bookstore to carry the books since that could take up to three weeks. I will let you know when the course reader is available at the bookstore. Until then, I will provide photocopies of the extra readings you will need.

2. Look on the right side "For Wednesday" - be sure to read the article online BEFORE class, think about or write down your answers to the questions and come to class prepared to talk about it. I will provide you with a hard copy for class discussion.

3. Today, on the board, I provided several online reading suggestions for those of you who don't know where to begin on your journey of becoming a well-read person and excellent conversationalist! I'm listing them here with links.

The Onion - satire, anyone?
The Atlantic - a wide array of articles on everything from autism to jay-z
The New York Times - needs no introduction
The AV Club - didn't understand the season finale of true detective? don't fret, the av club has your back.

 4. For those of you who missed the first day or were spacing out on the first day:
your first writing assignment was due today on 8/19, one page on the following three things:
a) your goals for the class b) what might get in the way of you achieving those goals (i.e. full-time job, childcare, your lack of confidence, poor study habits, slow reader, etc.) and c) what do you plan on doing to make sure there are no (or as few as possible) obstacles between you and your goals

This first writing assignment is a kind of assessment as well as a means of getting to know you better as a student. I hope to better understand what you want to take away from this class and how to help you achieve your goals. So please make sure to write clearly and be honest.
(Single-spaced, one page, typed, 1 inch margins)

Have a great weekend and see you Monday!