Going Book Clubbing: November 28, 2017

Focus: How do we set up successful Transcendentalist book clubs?

1. Warming up with  the role of Romanticism in American culture today

Typical, non-Romantic Clorox commercial
Clorox: Mermaid
Clorox: Pirates

• What elements make these commercials Romantic?
• Do you think the use of Romanticism is effective for selling this product? Why or why not?

2. Offering you an overview of book clubs: Your freedoms and responsibilities

• Click HERE for a sample book club syllabus.

3. Setting your own schedules and manifestos

• Fill out the bookmark: Which reading will be due which days? Who will be in charge of the syllabus each day? Please write this on your bookmark AND in your calendars.

• Create a shared folder called "Book Club Folder." It should be shared with each member of your group and placed inside your Transcendentalism folder. ALL SYLLABI AND CLASSWORK must be placed inside this folder.

• Complete your book club manifesto and place it inside your shared book club folder.

4. Wrapping up with Grammar You Must Know #3: Run-Ons


HW:
1.  Assigned book club reading and syllabus-creating for Thursday.

2. If you were absent when we listened to our memoir feedback and completed the reflective sheet in class, please do so tonight and submit it tomorrow when you walk into class.

3. For Friday: Selecting a new one-minute speech topic or revising the one that you had before break; you will deliver your one-minute speech in front of the class this Friday. The most important thing: Focus on improving one aspect of your speech delivery that you identified as a weakness before break.