FINAL ASSIGNMENT!

(What follows is, with no substantial changes, the final assignment as described in the handout in class.)

Think about one person in our class who said or did something in class that struck you as important and made you think about things we’ve discussed in class in a new way, and whom you’d like to follow up with. (Let’s leave me out of it; I’d prefer you address each other. I will read them all carefully, of course.)

During the next two days—sometime on Thursday, December 17th or Friday, December 18th—write a message to that person, at least 500-600 words in length, and post it here. This message can take whatever form is most appropriate to what you want to say and whom you’re saying it to, but in some way it should

1) describe what that person said or did in as much detail as you can muster,

2) reflect on why it felt important, and how it made you think about things we’ve discussed in class in a new way, and

3) connect this description and reflection to your own thoughts upon the end of this class—what will you take with you? What questions remain? What will you keep thinking about? How, if at all, did our time together affect the way you view and act in the world? If you later encounter this person again, as a carer or a donor, what might you two end up reminiscing about over biscuits and mineral water?

Finally, during the following two days—sometime on Saturday, December 19th or Sunday, December 20th—please comment on at least two other people’s messages. These comments should be a little longer and more involved than your average comment—say, 100-200 words in length—but the form and content is up to you, as long as you engage seriously with the message and have something thoughtful to say about it. You may, of course, want to comment on any messages directly addressed to you, but that is not required; all I require is two comments, to two different people. Try to make sure everyone’s message receives at least one comment!
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