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Participation
Preparation During
weekly readings, note particular incidents (and mark pages for
reference) that you find notable, either for energy of presentation,
surprises in values, or oddities in presentation. You will, of course,
prefer some stories
Audience Consider
your reader to be one of your fellow class-mates. A successful reading
will keep your reader’s attention; it will invite your reader to
return to your passage, and to the story in which the passage functions;
and it will enable your reader to see the passage in a new way. The
crucial question to consider is less what the passage “means” and
more what the passage gets a reader to do. Consider how the passage
moves readers at specific times in specific ways. Use discussion threads
to gain experience, sharing responses, reactions and reflections with
fellow readers. Seek to gain there respect. Your opinions are to reveal
Greek circumstances, attitudes, actions and values, not to pass judgment
on your personal likes and dislikes. Passages Most discussion forums begin with a passage which raises questions concerning a particular topic. Your first response should show you have considered the passage. Later responses may offer alternative passages. In all discussions, discussion should center on particular incidents (and pages).
Discussion Treat fellows in discussion with courtesy and respect. No one should feel inhibited from exploring responses to readings. A crucial indication of respect will be evidence that you have read with care early contributions to a forum. When subsequent readings call attention to activities and language you might not have noticed earlier, and you recall forum contributions that are now part of your reading strategy, you will recognize the value of your group. Seek to return to your group what you take away.
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