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For Thursday you need to read Where are you going, where have you been. Oates dedicated the story to Bob Dylan. It is believed by many critics that she dedicated it to particular songs, one of which is ‘Baby Blue’. Here is a link to the video http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ec2q_bob-dylan-its-all-over-now-baby-blu_music and the lyrics can be found with this link http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/its-all-over-now-baby-blue. You might also think about the title of the story and what it might mean. Remember after reading the story you should write a 100 word entry into your blog (anything but a summary), before we discuss the story in class and look at the students’ blogs who did the mini presentation in the class for the questions that we will discuss on Thursday. A film version of the story is available in the IC, if you are interested. Happy reading.

http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/do/eng/?FreshmanEnglish/FreshmanEnglish.html

While you listen take notes on the meaning of the following terms to discuss in class on Thursday- setting, narrator (1st/3rd) and point of view, characters (flat/round/protagonist/antagonist) and theme. Also choose a quote from the end of the podcast but have a reason for choosing this quote and be prepared to explain your choice in the class.

Welcome to the new year of learning. I am looking forward to meeting you all. Good luck in your journey and if there is anyway I can help you in that journey please let me know, I would love to be of assistance!

Cartoon by Bill Browning, from his webpage: http://www.mnispi.org/cartoon/2001/index.htm.