Week 16 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, December 10th

• EXTRA CREDIT DUE BY NOON IN MY MAILBOX IN ELABS 125

Friday, December 14th

• FINAL PORTFOLIO REVISIONS DUE BY MIDNIGHT

Week 15 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, December 4th

• Potluck & Workshop #7: Poetry
• Homework
• continue revising/preparing your FINAL PORTFOLIO

Wednesday, December 5th

• ENGL 4351 TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (7-10pm@UTRGV Studio Theater)

Thursday, December 6th

• UTRGV STUDY DAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• continue revising/preparing your FINAL PORTFOLIO
• MALINALLI: THE CONCERT WORKSHOP OF ACT 2 (8-10pm@UTRGV Student Union Theater)

RR#19: Poems by Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, and Villanueva

Post your reading response to the required reading below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due Mondays and Wednesdays by midnight, no exceptions.

Week 14 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, November 27th

• On Final Portfolio & Reflective Essay
• On Publishing, Creative Writing Certificate, & MFA Program
• Discussion Leader/s: Katia Garcia
• Poems by Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, and Villanueva (pgs. 85-95)
• Share Your Poems
• Homework
• Pick two (2) new prompts from the following website and compose two (2) poems: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts
• your two poems should fit on one page
• each poem should include its own original title
• print/bring two (2) copies of your poems for in-class activity on Thursday
• read Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, & Nurske (pgs. 71-84)
• post Reading Response #19 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday, 11/28

Thursday, November 29th

• Discussion Leader/s: Teresa Villarreal
• Poems by Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, and Villanueva (pgs. 85-95)
• Share Your Poems
• Homework
• in your Google Drive shared folder, create a Google Doc and name the file like this: Poetry-YourFullName
• Compose a series of FREE VERSE POEMS 
• NO LESS than 2 poems, and DO NOT exceed 3 pages total
• Your poetry should:
• be single-spaced
• include a title for each poem
• illustrate an understanding of most of the following elements:
• Meter & Rhythm (Starkey, pgs. 31-38)
• The "Music" of Poetry (38-42)
• Imagery & Figurative Language (42-50)
• Diction & Syntax (50-54)
• print/bring three (3) copies of your poetry to class on Tuesday, 12/4 for Workshop #7

RR#18: Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, & Nurske

Post your reading response to the required reading below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. This Reading Response is due Monday, 11/26 by midnight, no exceptions.

Week 13 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, November 20th

• Discussion Leader/s: Gary Tolar
• Starkey, pgs. 14-54
• Homework
• Pick two (2) prompts from the following website and compose two (2) poems: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts
• your two poems should fit on one page
• each poem should include its own original title
• print/bring two (2) copies of your poems to class on Tuesday, 11/27
• read Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, & Nurske (pgs. 71-84)
• post Reading Response #18 on our course blog by midnight on Monday, 11/26

Thursday, November 22nd

• THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• Have a great Thanksgiving!

RR#17: Starkey, pgs. 14-54

Post your reading response to the required reading below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due Mondays and Wednesdays by midnight, no exceptions.