British & American Literature 1865-1914
Class Discussion

"'The persons who are most incapable of a conscientious struggle such as yours, are precisely
those who will be likely to shrink from you on the ground of an unust judgment;
because they will not believe in your struggle'" (626).
George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss (1860)

Prepare: read text & P.O.F.s carefully before class

Speak: share your ideas, supported by textual examples

Write: practice active listening--take notes and create marginalia

Respond: argue, ask questions, and propose alternatives to others' ideas

"Both Members of This Club" (1909)
George Bellows

Dr. Paul Marchbanks
pmarchba@calpoly.edu