Tuesday, December 4th
- Potluck & Workshop #7: Poetry
- Homework
Wednesday, December 5th
Thursday, December 6th
- UTRGV STUDY DAY [NO CLASS]
- Homework
Post your reading response to the required reading below.
Here are the guidelines:
- Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
- Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
- From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
- Reading responses are due Mondays and Wednesdays by midnight, no exceptions.
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
Post your reading response to the required reading below.
Here are the guidelines:
- Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
- Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
- From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
- This Reading Response is due Monday, 11/26 by midnight, no exceptions.
Tuesday, November 20th
- Discussion Leader/s: Gary Tolar
- 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!
Post your reading response to the required reading below.
Here are the guidelines:
- Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
- Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
- From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
- Reading responses are due Mondays and Wednesdays by midnight, no exceptions.
Tuesday, November 13th
- Workshop #5: Drama
- Homework
- return to Google Drive and revise your scene draft
- print/bring three (3) copies of your REVISED scene draft to class on Thursday for Workshop #6
Thursday, November 15th
- Workshop #6: Drama
- Homework
- return to Google Drive and revise your short story draft
- REVISED scene due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 11/16
- read/bring Starkey, pgs. 14-54
- post Reading Response #17 on our course blog by midnight on Monday, 11/18
Post your reading response to the required reading below.
Here are the guidelines:
- Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
- Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
- From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
- Reading responses are due Mondays and Wednesdays by midnight, no exceptions.
Tuesday, November 6th
- Discussion Leader/s: Stephanie Ruiz
- Homework
- return to GD, open your Drama file, and rewrite your dialogue. Your new draft should:
- explore one (1) THEME of your choice (ex. love, sexuality, death, politics, family, gender roles, race, technology, etc.); use Starkey, pgs. 280-284 as reference
- not exceed 6 pages.
- print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Thursday
- read Bone China (322-328)
- post Reading Response #16 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday, 11/7
Thursday, November 8th
- Discussion Leader/s: Kimberlee Salas
- Homework
- return to GD, open your Drama file, and transform your dialogue into a dramatic scene. Your scene should:
- not exceed 7 pages.
- include:
- an ORIGINAL TITLE
- no more than three (3) CHARACTERS
- a clear CONFLICT
- at least one (1) OBJECT or SOUND
- a SETTING that intersects with your characters' plights and/or emotions
- the exploration of at least one (1) THEME (280-284)
- Use all previous readings and YouTube videos as reference
- print/bring three (3) copies of your scene to class on Tuesday for Workshop #5
