RR#5: "The Witching Hour," “Late July, 4:40 a.m.,” and “Dreads"

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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.
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4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 3 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, January 28th

• Share Writing Assignment
• Ana Flores: “In Bed,” “In the Dark,” and “El Toro Rojo”
• Homework
• Writing assignment:
• Find a photograph that includes you and most of your family
• Describe yourself and your entire family in photograph, what you are all doing, where you are, and what you were thinking about when photo was taken
• recreate at least two instances of dialogue between you and family members
• Include an original title
• No more than 150 words max
• bring photo & assignment to class on Thursday for class activity
• Print/read/bring the following to class on Thursday:
• “The Witching Hour,” “Late July, 4:40 a.m.,” and “Dreads” (227-232)
• Post RR#5 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday

Thursday, January 30th

• Share Writing Assignment
• Julissa Balderas: “The Witching Hour,” “Late July, 4:40 a.m.,” and “Dreads”
• Homework
• Compose an essay that examines one significant travel experience from your past.
• In your GD shared folder, create/name a file like this: Nonfiction-YourFullName
• Provide a TITLE for your essay
• 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 essay should be 600-800 words or no more than 3 double-spaced pages total 
• Print/bring three (3) copies of your essay to class on Tuesday for Workshop #1

RR#4: “In Bed,” “In the Dark,” and “El Toro Rojo”

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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.
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4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

RR#3: “The Mute Sense,” “My Papa’s Waltz,” and “Westbury Court”

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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.
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4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 2 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, January 21st

• Dr. Moreira: Starkey, 170-209
• Homework
• Writing assignment:
• Describe yourself in photograph, what you are doing, where you are, and what your were thinking about when photo was taken
• Include an original title
• No more than 50 words max
• bring photo & assignment to class on Thursday for class activity
• Print/read/bring the following to class on Thursday:
• “The Mute Sense,” “My Papa’s Waltz,” and “Westbury Court” (214-220)
• Post RR#3 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday
• For Thursday, bring photograph that includes you and one (1) family member

Thursday, January 23rd

• Share Writing Assignments
• Dr. Moreira: “The Mute Sense,” “My Papa’s Waltz,” and “Westbury Court” (214-220)
• Homework
• Writing assignment:
• Describe yourself and family member in photograph, what you both are doing, where you are, and what you were thinking about when photo was taken
• if possible, recreate at least one instance of dialogue between you and family member
• Include an original title
• No more than 100 words max
• bring photo & assignment to class on Tuesday for class activity
• Print/read/bring the following to class on Tuesday:
• “In Bed,” “In the Dark,” and “El Toro Rojo” (220-226)
• Post RR#4 on our course blog by midnight on Monday
• For Tuesday, bring photograph that includes you and most of your family

RR#2: Starkey, pgs. 170-209

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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.
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4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

RR#1: "Creative Writing" by Wallace Stegner

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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.
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4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.