Today, Essay 2 is due. Thursday we launch our book groups. It’s pretty much official: we’re halfway through the semester in all kinds of ways.

Pat yourselves on the collective back for getting here. It’s been a slog, I know, but I’m so proud of all of us who have been persisting and doing good work despite everything.

Enough rah rah sis boom bah. Today’s class balances some looking backward (at Essay 2 through “hacking Zoom” and at our earlier informal work) and forward (to the book groups).

To the Chalkboard!