American Literary Periods - Research

Why do scholars classify literature into periods?  

Relative to your period - what significant events spurred its beginning and ending?

How do you think literature is shaped by culture and history?

Tell me something about your chosen Outside Reading Book.  What would you anticipate it being about?  How many pages?  Why did you choose this book?

Your Initial Log -

Have you completed your initial blog?

- Have you posted comments to this blog?

- Have you become a follower of the class blog?

How do you think blogging is changing the way people communicate?  

- What are the positive impacts of the change?

- What are the negative impacts of the change?

- Do you think the overall impact is positive or negative?

Plagiarism v. Inspiration

What is the difference between plagiarism and inspiration?

In your poem or lyric exercise would you say that you were inspired by an original work or did you plagiarize the work?