Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to your website for LIT 3003: Forms of Narrative, a.k.a. Archaeologies of Story. This website will serve as a discussion platform beyond the classroom, primarily as you complete your weekly blog assignments. I will also use this course to maintain a regularly updated schedule and to post links to online resources and readings.

In order to start creating content, you first need to create your account. To your left, you should see a link to create a new account. Click on that, and you'll be on your way. Click the "read more" link below to see more specific instructions.

1. Create an account by selecting a username. This could be your real name, or it could be something else. It doesn't matter to me, and I certainly understand if you want to keep your identity private or if you just like going by something else online.
2. Check your e-mail. After you've selected the username, the site will send you an email confirmation to the address you provided. It will give you a temporary password or a one-time use login link.
3. Login and change your password. Once logged in, the first thing you should do is change your password to something unique that you can remember and other people won't be able to guess.
4. Edit your profile. From the same screen where you change your password, you should see a tab labeled "Personal Information." That page allows you to enter information that you may want others to know about you, like your academic interests and home town. There's also a field for your real name, but only I will be able to read that. That's just so I make sure to give credit to the right person when I grade your content.
5. Start blogging! Create a blog entry by clicking the blog entry link on your left under "Create Content." These should be short critical responses to the reading that I will grade on a pass/fail basis. A good response is one that shows some original thought, a familiarity with our class discussions, and a basic grasp of the texts. Also, if there's something you're having a hard time figuring out, a blog entry might be a good way to think it through or to pose your problem as a question that others in the class may answer.

And that's it! Keep in mind that your blog entries and comments will be public, so write accordingly. Beyond that, don't worry too much about grammar, punctuation, etc. I'm mainly interested in hearing your thoughts and seeing you engage with the material and each other.

As always, let me know if you have any questions at all.