World Literature - Coming of Age Theme. Mr Furr

                ASSIGNMENT FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

     Dear Students:

     My car broke down yesterday afternoon. As it was Labor Day, I had
to wait until today to arrange to have it towed from the parking lot
where I had to leave it to a garage, since the garage I use is closed
and its yard chained off. The parking lot manager told me I had to
arrange to have the car towed this morning. Therefore, I have to miss
class today.

     Since we have only two classes a week, we can't afford to miss an
entire day of classes. Therefore, I am giving you the same assignment
that I would give you if I were present in class today. You are
responsible for it for Friday.

     NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT YET EMAILED ME A MESSAGE, IN ORDER TO GIVE
ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. My email address is
furrg@alpha.montclair.edu. 

     IF YOU HAVE ALREADY EMAILED ME, OR DO SO BY THE END OF TODAY,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, I WILL COUNT YOU AS "PRESENT" FOR TODAY'S CLASS.
If you don't, I'll count you as "absent."

     Assignment for Friday, September 11

     1. On the WorldWide Web, go to the following page:

     http://chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/8themes/sld001.htm

     Read all the slides in this slide show several times, and make
notes. These are the "Eight Main Themes" which you'll find in all the
books we will be discussing this semester, and in many others. 

     This abbreviated "slide show" will have to substitute for the
more detailed lecture  on this subject I was going to give you today,
Tuesday September 8.

     2. Go to our course's Home Page, at:

     http://chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/wl/wlf98.html

     , and click on the link for "Guidelines for Short Papers". Read
over these guidelines very carefully. Print these guidelines out.
Study them. 

     3. Go back to the home page (see point 2. Above) and click on the
link to "Guidelines for Biweekly Assignments." Print these guidelines
out. Study them carefully, too.

     4. Write a 250 to 300 word essay discussing which of the "Eight
Main Themes" you notice in Things Fall Apart. Discuss which themes
seem the most important to you, and why. 

     Spell-check your essay. Proof-read it. Make sure it contains no
spelling or grammar mistakes. 

     5. Email your 250 to 300 word essay to me. Due: Thursday,
September 10, 8 p.m.

     6. Finally, make sure you have read the course syllabus. Like all
the other course materials, it is linked on the Home Page.

     My email address is on the syllabus, and on each web page for
this course. But here it is again: furrg@alpha.montclair.edu Be sure
to spell it correctly. Computers will not "guess" -- if my email
address is not perfectly spelled, your assignment won't get to me.

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HOW TO EMAIL ME (and everyone else in this course) 7 NO ATTACHMENTS.
Do not attach files and mail them. I don't want any computer viruses.
And downloading attached files is time-consuming. 7 COPY AND PASTE
your CORRECTED, EDITED ESSAY into the MESSAGE AREA of an email
message. Then, send it to me.
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     NOTE: I will put this assignment on the Homework Page for our
course, 

     http://chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/wl/wlhwf98.html

     Like all the other pages, this page is linked from our course
Home Page.

     I will also email this assignment to everyone who has sent me
their email address. If you have done this already, check your email.
If you haven't, send me an email and I will send you the assignment.

     My apologies for this situation. I'll see you all in class
Friday, Sept. 11.

     Sincerely,

     Grover Furr