"Hi Ho Cherry-O" and etc.

This story, like "Nosedive," like The Handmaid's Tale, is sci-fi. How is it similar to those other texts? How different? What is its tone?

Here is Hi Ho Cherry-O the game:

How is this game related to the story? The narrator seems to be engaged in an S&M relationship with her robot. What is the significance of this? How is this relationship related to the relationship w/ her husband? What is the significance of the ending? Why is the narrator writing a dissertation on lost children's board games? (Did you recognize the other games that she mentions?) What is the home for the disembodied? Finally, based on the story, what is this world like? And like I've asked w/ the previous two sci-fi texts, what is this story saying about our world now that we live in?

Also for this week on the blog, I'd be interested in knowing what you learned this semester about yourself as a writer/reader/thinker. How do you think this experience will affect the writing and reading you do as you move forward in your college career and beyond?

Other announcements:

Only one of you posted to the blog this past week. This is not ideal for your final grade. I would make every effort to post this week at least four times.

I originally planned to have class readings on Thursday, our last class period. I still plan to do this in the virtual classroom from 2:10-3:30. Please do not be late as I will only hang around until 2:30 in an empty classroom. If you would prefer not to come to this class period, you can meet the requirement of the reading by recording yourself reading a selection of your work and posting it to the blog (you can insert a video by clicking on the clacker icon on the ruler to the left of the smiley face).

Reminder: The final collection is due this Thursday at 4 pm. If you cannot meet this deadline, then I urge you to drop the class by the end of the day on Thursday so that you don't get an F on your GPA. Since the collection is worth 60% of your final grade, it is impossible to receive a passing grade if you don't turn it in. If you neglect to drop the course by the deadline and you receive a failing grade, you can still transfer a class to C/NC up until 6/25. You can make either of these changes on CUNY First. If you decide to take either option, esp. if you receive financial aid, I would confer w/ your advisor before doing so.

Let me know if you have any questions.