Post your reading response to readings 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 by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.
Tuesday, March 3rd
- Workshop #3: Short Fiction
- Homework
- return to Google Drive and revise your story draft
- print/bring three (3) copies of your REVISED story draft to class on Thursday for Workshop #4
Thursday, March 5th
- Workshop #4: Short Fiction
- Homework
- Return to Google Drive and revise your story draft
- REVISED short story due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 3/6
- Print/read/bring the following to class on Tuesday, 3/17:
- Post RR#12 on our course blog by midnight on Monday, 3/16
Post your reading response to readings 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 by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.
Tuesday, February 25th
- NO CLASS
- Homework
- read “Tunguska,” “Shoes,” & “Hollywood Ends” (under READINGS)
- post RR#11 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday
Thursday, February 27th
- Share Writing Assignment
- Discussion Leader/s: Nicolas Ortiz, Kevin Esparza & David Rodriguez
- “Wolf’s Head Lake” & “Recuerdo” (164-169)
- “Tunguska,” “Shoes,” & “Hollywood Ends” (under READINGS)
- Homework
- Compose a short-short story that involves the character/s you created during Week 5
- In your Google Drive shared folder, create/name a new file like this: Fiction-YourFullName
- Provide a TITLE for your short story
- Be sure to format your paper correctly by following MLA guidelines; click HERE for a sample paper
- use all previous readings and class notes as reference
- Your short story should be between 300-500 words, or no more than 3 double-spaced pages total
- Print/bring three (3) copies of your short story draft to class on Tuesday for Workshop #2
Post your reading response to readings 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 by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.
Post your reading response to readings 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 by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.
Tuesday, February 18th
- Share Writing Assignment
- Discussion Leader/s: Marlen Garcia
- “A Kind of Flying,” “Popular Mechanics,” and “Reunion” (152-158)
- Homework
- re-write your fictional story. Your new draft should:
- not exceed 300 words
- include the new PLOT complication received in class
- print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Thursday
- read “Doves,” “Symphony,” and “Girl” (158-164)
- post RR#9 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday
Thursday, February 20th
- Share Writing Assignment
- Discussion Leader/s: Kayla Garza
- “Doves,” “Symphony,” and “Girl” (158-164)
- Homework
- **NO CLASS ON TUESDAY, 2/25**
- re-write your fictional story. Your new draft should:
- not exceed 500 words
- include the new OBJECT complication received in class
- print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Thursday
- read “Wolf’s Head Lake” and “Recuerdo” (164-169)
- post RR#10 on our course blog by midnight on Monday
