Agree and Disagree with DW Harding about Austen

How do I convince my family I love Darcy?

1. On Rubric cover sheet, write your own evaluation of how your essay is strong, what was your best point, and what would you like the first reader to pay particular attention to. Turn this in with your rough draft.
2. Read DW Harding (p.43-44 of red spiral-bound college reader) and be ready in class on Tue/Wed. (and in your blog due Wed.) to agree with one point he makes and disagree with another. (Purpose: to simulate college reading, understanding, and responding.)
3. Finish reading Austen (if you haven't) in preparation for Thursday's exam (multiple choice plus one short answer).
4. In-class journal: Rank 3 scenes for humor and Liz's discomfort: convincing Jane she loves Darcy (251), convincing Mr. Bennet (254), and convincing Mrs. Bennet (255). Give your reasons and explain how the scenes are similar but also different.
5. Read, Write, Think, and Discuss every day in class.

DW Harding.
1. What arguments can you summarize?
2. Which do you agree with and why?
3. Which do you disagree with (or want to qualify) and why?
Do you agree with these statements?
-'detests and fears'
-'laugh at faults they tolerated in themselves'
-'bringing the caricatures into direct contact with the real people'
-Collins is Liz's 'comic monster'

Reading and Responding to D.W. Harding: “Regulated Hatred”

Objective:

1. Practice reading dense, college-type prose,

2. Extract main points of difficult articles,

3. Take a stand: agree with one point, qualify or disagree with another,

4. Ask questions of the text,

5. Come to class prepared to speak out, ask questions, participate, and read passages aloud from both texts to further the classroom conversation or support a point,

6. Write a (blog) paragraph responding to Harding in interesting ways (agree and disagree with Harding)

7. (optional) Comment on others’ blog posts about Harding,

8. In class, simulate a college seminar in which you are obligated to participate intelligently.

  Questions to Prepare:

1.      What are Harding’s main point(s)? How does he set them up?

2.      How does he organize his ideas (paragraph by paragraph)?

3.      What specific idea can you agree with Harding on? Would you modify or qualify what you agree with? What specific idea do you disagree with?

4.      What questions do you have or could your raise for others to discuss?

5.      What will you speak up about in class? How can you further the discussion by listening carefully and commenting?

6. What larger question about Austen can you raise? What passages from Harding and/or Austen can you read aloud to help the conversation?

You have now practiced participating in a college discussion section. Repeat often!