Week 7 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 26th

• Angela Milan: “Wolf’s Head Lake” and “Recuerdo”
• Homework
• Compose Writing Assignment #2 in your Google Drive shared folder:
• Inside your Google Drive shared folder, create/name a new file like this: Fiction-YourFullName
• compose a short-short story (600-800 words; no more than 3 double-spaced pages total) that involves the characters you created during Week 5
• provide a TITLE for your short story
• use all previous readings and class notes as reference
• Be sure to format your paper correctly by following MLA guidelines; click HERE for a sample paper
• print/bring three (3) copies of your short story draft to class on Tuesday, 3/5 for Workshop #3
• Prepare for our FESTIBA Reading

Thursday, February 28th

• FESTIBA: ENGL 3351 CREATIVE WRITING SHOWCASE

RR#10: “Wolf’s Head Lake” and “Recuerdo”

Post your response to the assigned readings 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 by midnight on Mondays and Wednesdays, no exceptions.

RR#9: “Doves,” “Symphony,” and “Girl”

Post your response to the assigned readings 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 by midnight on Mondays and Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 6 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 19th

• Paulina Longoria: “A Kind of Flying,” “Popular Mechanics,” and “Reunion”
• Homework
• re-write your short short story. Your new draft should:
• not exceed 300 words
• include the new complication received in class
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Thursday for class activity
• print/read/bring the following for discussion on Thursday:
• “Doves,” “Symphony,” and “Girl” (158-164)
• post RR#9 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday

Thursday, February 21st

• Arianna Martinez: “Doves,” “Symphony,” and “Girl”
• Homework
• re-write your short short story. Your new draft should:
• not exceed 500 words
• include the new complication received in class
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Tuesday for class activity
• print/read/bring the following to class for discussion on Tuesday:
• “Wolf’s Head Lake” and “Recuerdo” (164-169)
• post RR#10 on our course blog by midnight on Monday

RR#8: “A Kind of Flying,” “Popular Mechanics,” and “Reunion”

Post your response to the assigned readings 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 by midnight on Mondays and Wednesdays, no exceptions.

RR#7: “An Angel,” “Loser,” and “The Hit Man”

Post your response to the assigned readings 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 by midnight on Mondays and Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 5 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 12th

• Eduardo Guerra: Starkey, pgs. 98-141
• Homework
• use the CHARACTER SHEET to continue creating your character
• compose a 100-word fictional narrative that: 1) includes the character you created and 2) the complication received in class
• print/bring two (2) copies of your narrative to class on Thursday for class activity
• print/read/bring the following for discussion on Thursday:
• “An Angel,” “Loser,” and “The Hit Man” (145-152)
• post RR#7 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday

Thursday, February 14th

• Claudia Hinojosa: “An Angel,” “Loser,” and “The Hit Man”
• Homework
• re-write your short short story. Your new draft should:
• not exceed 200 words
• include the new complication received in class
• include one (1) additional character; use the CHARACTER SHEET, if desired
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Tuesday for class activity
• print/read/bring the following to class for discussion on Tuesday:
• “A Kind of Flying,” “Popular Mechanics,” and “Reunion” (152-158)
• post RR#8 on our course blog by midnight on Monday

RR#6: Starkey, pgs. 98-141

Post your response to the assigned readings 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 by midnight on Mondays and Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 4 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 5th

• Workshop #1: Short Creative Nonfiction
• Homework
• return to Google Drive and revise your essay draft
• print/bring three (3) copies of your REVISED essay draft to class on Thursday for Workshop #2

Thursday, February 7th

• Workshop #2: Short Creative Nonfiction
• Homework
• return to Google Drive and revise your essay draft
• REVISED essay due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 2/8
• read/bring Starkey, pgs. 98-141
• post Reading Response #6 on our course blog by midnight on Monday