WEEK TWO 

IMPORTANT:  Department tours are on Wednesday and Thursday this week (10/6 & 10/7).  You MUST wear closed toed shoes to fully participate.  You will not need your mats on these days.  
Wednesday's class meets in the Wyatt Theatre at 8:00 AM. 
Thursday's class meets in the Costume Shop (in Wright Hall) at 8:00 AM.
​Please do a "close read" or an "active read."  Here are a few tips to get you started: 
  1. Note when something is a fact and when it is the authors opinion. 
  2. Are there any concepts you are unfamiliar with?  If so, look them up. 
  3. What do you want to know more about?  
  4. Who is referenced?  Do you know who they are?  If not, look them up.  
  5. What thoughts come up for you as you read? 
  6. What connections do you make between the reading and life/the past/something from this class/another subject?
  7. Did anything surprise you in the text? 
  8. ​Did you disagree with anything? 
  9. What questions do you have? ​ 
Week One 
Please do mini assignment 1 as soon as possible.  It should take less than 10 minutes. ​
Please read the Introduction to An Acrobat of the Heart by Stephen Wangh.  Use your journal to take notes as you are reading.