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
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 11th
- Discussion Leaders: Ingrid Cano
- Writing Activity
- Homework
- using the CHARACTER SHEET, continue creating your character
- compose a 100-word fictional story that includes:
- the character you created
- the CHARACTER complication received in class
- an original title
- print/bring two (2) copies of your story to class on Thursday
- read “An Angel,” “Loser,” and “The Hit Man” (145-152)
- post RR#7 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday
Thursday, February 13th
- Share Writing Assignment
- Discussion Leader: Alyssa Duque
- “An Angel,” “Loser,” and “The Hit Man”
- Homework
- re-write your fictional story. Your new draft should:
- not exceed 200 words
- include an additional character (if desired, use the CHARACTER SHEET)
- include the new SETTING complication received in class
- print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Tuesday
- read “A Kind of Flying,” “Popular Mechanics,” and “Reunion” (152-158)
- post RR#8 on our course blog by midnight on Monday
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 4th
- 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 6th
- 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, 2/7
- Print/read/bring the following to class on Tuesday:
- Post RR#6 on our course blog by midnight on Monday
