Tuesday, May 20

We established:

(1) Guidelines for the final project (handout)

and

(2) Two films to watch -- Willow (ugh) and The Fifth Element. Democracy in action.

Monday, May 19

Quiz over Lost Horizon.

Discussion of tolerance, moderation, pacifism, cosmopolitanism, ecumenism in Lost Horizon --and beyond.

Friday, May 16

We concluded our investigation of the Arthurian literature by watching the ending of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Quiz Monday over Lost Horizon.

Thursday, May 15

We read Chapter VII of Lost Horizon, then compared its presentation of Father Perrault's vision to its presentation in the 1936 film.

Wednesday, May 14

We finished reading Chapter 7 of Lost Horizon and then watched the scene from the 1936 film in which Conway meets with Father Perrault for the first time.

HW due Friday: finish reading the novel.

Tuesday, May 13

Review of Chapters 5 & 6.
We began reading Chapter 7.

Monday, May 12

Quiz over Chapters 1-4 of Lost Horizon (30 pts).

We began reading Chapter 5.

HW due Tuesday: Read Chapters 5 and 6.