What to do if you missed 12/12 class

We spent the day discussing the phrase "body of knowledge." If you missed class, please write a blog response exploring three of the following questions:

What associations do you have with the phrase “body of knowledge?”
Who determines what you read in school? How or why are these decisions made?
How is what you read in school different than what you read at home?
Brainstorm a list of authors you have read in school? Do you notice any patterns about how/why they may have been selected?
Who/what determines the value of a work of literature?
What modes of writing seem more valued in our society than others?

Our art project for the day was altering texts. We read excerpts from Jenny Boully’s The Body
Homework was to create the text that Boully’s words footnote. In class we created an "erasure" using old romance novels. Visit this site for some good examples of erasure.

I recommend that you complete one of the projects listed above at home and return with them to class the next time we meet. You can get materials from Renee after class or stopping by the Poetry Center.