Hey, first student post! Yay?

Okay, so I'm supposed to come up with a family-related topic to discuss this week...

We're still in the stage of getting to know each other, and part of that is to know where we all come from. Where people come from, in my experience, has a lot to do with their families. So, we've done the basics: how many people are in your family, where are you from, what is your heritage, etc.

Thing is, you can know all that stuff, but then all you know are some facts. Facts do not equal insight or understanding.

CHALLENGE TIEM, GAIZ.

Come up with one memory- one scene, if you will- that defines your family, and post about it. If that's too difficult, come up with one tradition or recurring activity that says a lot about who you guys are and what's important to you.
If you like, feel free to treat your one memory as creative writing. Or, if that is not your thing, don't. But have fun with it either way.

Also: if your family life's been bad, I realize you may not want to lay it out for us all to see. I apologize in advance for any discomfort and encourage you to just say "I am totes not comfortable with this, sorry" if you see fit.

Groups, Books, Themes

Hi, again!

The groups with their books and themes are below:

Group One: Dominic, Peter, Katrina, Amanda, Julie, Alise
Book: The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Theme: Friends as family and family roles

Group Two: Katina, Bridget, Miranda, Christian, Megan
Book: The Pact, Jodi Picoult
Theme: Feuding families and familial obligation

Group Three: Ele, Ruth, Veronica, Kami, Amy
Book: In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
Theme: Familial influence

Blog Schedule

Hello, all,

The blog schedule is below:

September 1: Dominic and Amy
September 8: Peter and Veronica
September 15: Julie and Katina
September 22: Amanda and Megan
September 29: Ele and Kami
October 6: Christian
October 13: Fall Break; No Blog
October 20: Bridget
October 27: Katrina
November 3: Miranda
November 10: Ruth
November 17: Alise
November 23: Thanksgiving; No Blog
December 1: Kathryn and Holly

First week

Hi everyone!

I'm not much of a blogger, so if I'm here doing it, I know you students can also. Following in Kathryn's steps, I have some questions that I hope will help us all get to know each other a little better. Since this class is about family, I'd like to know about your families :) Specifically, how big is your family? Do you have siblings? Who did you grow up with? The second part of what I want to know has more to do with your family tree. Where did your family come from originally? What other countries or cultures are represented in your history? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want, since most of this information will come up again throughout the course.

Dig in guys, I can't wait.

Welcome!

Welcome, class, to the Legacy of the Family Story Blog!

I hope that you all were able to set up your accounts without much problem. The topic for this week to get us started will be created by me. Since it's the first week of class, I just want us all to get to know one another a little better. So, why did you sign up for this class? What do you hope to get out of the class? After our first class and reading the syllabus and getting an idea what's in store for you, what are some things you're excited about? What are some things you want to learn more about? What are you dreading? :)

Finally, what are you hoping to get out the honors program in general? Why are you taking honors? What does honors mean to you?

Okay, let the games begin...