Brit Lit Survey: 1790 to Modern Day
Class Discussion

"Sex totally divorced from procreation has become almost meaninglessly
acrobatic . . . We who can no longer give them a child
cannot even give them pleasure" (116).
P. D. James' The Children of Men (1992)

Prepare: read text & POR'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

"Tintern Abbey" (1794)
J. M. W. Turner

Dr. Paul Marchbanks
pmarchba@calpoly.edu