Week 15 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, April 30th

• WRITING/REVISION DAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• Continue revising/preparing your Final Portfolio

Thursday, May 2nd

• UTRGV STUDY DAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• Continue revising/preparing your Final Portfolio
• Malinalli@Jeffers Theatre, 7-10pm

Week 14 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, April 23rd

• Discussion Leader: Spiro Zagouris
• Poems by Joaquin Castillo (Guest Poet)
• Homework
• Inside your Google Drive shared folder, create/name a new file like this: Poetry-YourFullName
• Compose a series of POEMS (Free Verse or Form) 
• No more/less than 3-5 pages total
• Your poetry should:
• be single-spaced
• include a title for each poem
• illustrate an understanding of the following elements (pgs. 19-20):
• Lines & Stanzas
• Meter & Rhythm
• The "Music" of Poetry
• Imagery & Figurative Language
• Diction & Syntax
• Forms (if you choose to write poetry in a specific form)
• Mystery & Discovery (we discussed this in class)
• print/bring three (3) copies of your poetry to class on Thursday, 4/25 for Workshop #7

Thursday, April 25th

• Workshop #7 and Breakfast Potluck
• Homework
• Return to Google Drive and revise your poetry
• REVISED poetry due with your Final Portfolio
• Continue revising/preparing your Final Portfolio

RR#19: Poems by Joaquin Castillo

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

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 13 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, April 16th

• Class Cancelled
• Homework
• Pick two (2) prompts from the following website and compose two (2) FREE VERSE 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 Thursday
• read Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, & Nurske (71-84)
• post RR#18 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday, 4/17

Thursday, April 18th

• Discuss Final Classes and Breakfast Potluck
• Distribute Poems by Joaquin Castillo
• Class Activity: Share Free Verse Poetry
• Discussion Leader: Rita Salazar Lara
• Starkey, pgs. 14-54
• Discussion Leader: Leonardo Torres
• Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, & Nurske
• Homework
• Pick two (2) new prompts from the following website and compose two (2) new FORM or FREE VERSE poems: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts
• your two poems should fit on no more than 3 pages
• each poem should include its own original title
• print/bring two (2) copies of your poems to class on Tuesday
• read Poems by Joaquin Castillo (passed out in class)
• post RR#19 on our course blog by midnight on Monday, 4/22

RR#17: Starkey, pgs. 14-54

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 12 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, April 9th

• Workshop #5: Dramatic Scene
• Homework
• return to Google Drive and revise your dramatic scene
• print/bring three (3) copies of your REVISED dramatic scene to class on Thursday for Workshop #6

Thursday, April 11th

• Workshop #6: Dramatic Scene
• Homework
• Return to Google Drive and revise your dramatic scene
• REVISED dramatic scene due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 4/12
• read/bring Starkey, pgs. 14-54
• post Reading Response #17 on our course blog by midnight on Monday, 4/15

RR#16: "Grave Brew"

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 11 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, April 2nd

• On Final Portfolio & Reflective Essay
• Share Writing Assignment
• Discussion Leader: Karla Olvera
• Bone China
• Homework
• 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 5 pages.
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Thursday
• read Grave Brew (passed out in class)
• post RR#16 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday, 4/3

Thursday, April 4th

• On Publishing & Creative Writing Certificate
• Share Writing Assignments
• Performance of Grave Brew
• Discussion Leaders: Cassandra Ramos
• Grave Brew
• Homework
• Inside your Google Drive shared folder, create/name a new file like this: Drama-YourFullName
• using the STAGE PLAY SCRIPT FORMAT, compose a dramatic scene between two characters. Your scene should include:
• an ORIGINAL TITLE
• a clear CONFLICT between the two characters
• at least one OBJECT or SOUND that impacts the characters directly
• a believable SETTING
• the exploration of at least one THEME (280-84)
• Your scene should not exceed 5 pages.
• print/bring three (3) copies of your scene to class on Tuesday for Workshop #5