The Plan
Post date: Apr 21, 2013 3:31:29 PM
Here's my goals:
1. Read Ulysses.
2. Wrestle with it.
3. Understand it.
4. Share the joy with others.
Plan to accomplish these goals:
1. Read Ulysses:
Read roughly 36 pages a day for 30 days.
Set aside time at night and during the day to read it.
Treat it like a homework assignment.
2. Wrestle with it.
Read actively with pencil in hand
Make copious notes in margins
Index themes and incidents in back of book
Chart out characters in Tree Map in back of book
Make "Twitter-esque" summaries at beginning of each chapter after you've read it.
***Blog about your reactions to each chapter on this website. Nothing fancy, not trying to impress anyone but yourself.
3. Understand it.
Do all bullet points of #2.
Consult online references and help when needed (but resist as much as possible the temptation...)
Consult Ulysses Annotated when needed.
4. Share the joy with others.
Comment on other's blog post
Discuss with others via Facebook or phone.
Write questions on FB walls...start discussions periodically and regularly
Check in with others to keep them and yourself accountable
Host a Bloomsday celebration on June 16th