RR#8: "Proxima b"

Post your reading response to the required reading 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 Thursdays at midnight, no exceptions.

Week 10 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, October 30th

• Discussion Leader/s: Kendra Lara & Juan Guerra
• Now We’re Really Getting Somewhere
• Love on the B-Line
• Homework
• return to GD, open your Drama file, and rewrite your dialogue. Your new draft should:
• include one (1) OBJECT or SOUND that impacts your two characters directly
• not exceed 5 pages.
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Tuesday
• read Proxima b [under READINGS]
• post Reading Response #8 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 11/1

RR#7: "Now We’re Really Getting Somewhere" and "Love on the B-Line"

Post your reading response to the required reading 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 Thursdays at midnight, no exceptions.

Week 9 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, October 23rd

• Discussion Leader/s: Michael Lucio & Savannah Lopez
• Starkey, pgs. 233-284
• Trash Anthem (305-309)
• Homework
• in your Google Drive shared folder, create a Google Doc and name the file like this: Drama-YourFullName
• Following the STAGE PLAY SCRIPT FORMAT, compose a 3-page DIALOGUE where Character A desires the talent of Character B
• use all previous readings & your notes as reference
• print/bring two (2) copies of your dialogue to class on Tuesday
• read the following:
• Now We’re Really Getting Somewhere (310-316)
• Love on the B-Line (316-322)
• post Reading Response #7 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 10/25

RR#6: Starkey, pgs. 233-284 & "Trash Anthem"

Post your reading response to the required reading 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 Thursdays at midnight, no exceptions.

Week 8 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, October 16th

• Workshop #2: Short Fiction
• Homework
• return to Google Drive and revise your essay draft
• REVISED short story due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 10/19
• read/bring the following to class on Tuesday, 10/23:
• Starkey, pgs. 233-284
• Trash Anthem (305-309)
• post Reading Response #6 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 10/18

REFLECTION #2: On Short Fiction

Post your reflection to the Short Fiction unit below. 

Here are the guidelines for your end-of-unit reflection:

1. In your Reflection, I want you to discuss the following:
• What did you learn in this unit? Be sure to provide specific examples and page numbers.
• What did you find interesting/uninteresting in this unit?
• What challenged you in this unit? What came easy?
• After experiencing this unit, what do you look forward to trying out in your short fiction assignment?
2. Reflections must be AT LEAST 200 words.
3. Include your full name at the end of your reflection. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
4. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
5. This Reflection is due by midnight on Thursday, 10/11, no exceptions.

Week 7 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, October 9th

• Discussion Leader/s: Sandra Martinez & Adrian Martinez
• Excerpts from Scores
• Share Writing Assignment
• Homework
• Complete Reflection #2 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 10/11
• Compose Writing Assignment #2 in your Google Drive shared folder:
• in GD, create/name a 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
• 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, 10/16 for Workshop #2

RR#5: Excerpts from "Scores"

Post your reading response to the required reading 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 Thursdays at midnight, no exceptions.

Week 6 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, October 2nd

• Discussion Leader/s: Kristopher Price & Fatimata Traore
• “A Kind of Flying;” “Popular Mechanics;” “Reunion;" “Doves;” “Symphony;” and “Girl”
• Share Writing Assignment
• Homework
• re-write your short short story. Your new draft should:
• not exceed 300 words
• include an additional character; use the CHARACTER SHEET, if desired
• include the new complication received in class
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Tuesday for class activity
• read the following:
• Excerpts from Scores [under READINGS]
• post Reading Response #5 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 10/4