The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction

I'm seriously impressed with the number of questions and responses that are already on the blog, and with the thought you have put into them.  Thank you!! Here is the link to our next reading, "The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction". Also, I've provided all the links to this unit of readings on the side bar to the right, just in case you're ambitious and want to read ahead :)

Just as a side note, as I was driving home today, I caught a radio broadcast on NPR with storyteller Bill Harley.  He provides some interesting insights on how stories affect the way we think and why we need stories to help us make sense of the world around us.  It really seems to go hand-in-hand with the article we're reading for next week.  If you get a chance, visit the website listen to some of it.  Here is the link: Radiowest Bill Harley interview.

Welcome to Fall Semester 2012!

Welcome to English 1010! This blog is the place to find links to articles, post discussion questions about the articles, and respond to others' discussion questions.

Here is a link to the first reading, due Friday, August 31st.  Remember to bring a hard copy or electronic copy to class, be prepared to discuss it and answer questions about it in class, and then post a question or comment about it on the blog. Email me at emilywhitby1@weber.edu if you have any trouble accessing the article.

Caleb Crain, "Twilight of the Books"