Post your reflection to the Poetry unit below.
Here are the guidelines for your end-of-unit reflection:
- 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?
- Reflections must be AT LEAST 200 words.
- Include your full name at the end of your reflection. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
- From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
- This Reflection is due by midnight on Thursday, 11/29, no exceptions.
Tuesday, November 27th
- On Final Portfolio & Reflective Essay
- On Publishing, Creative Writing Certificate, & MFA Program
- Discussion Leader/s: Kimberly Cervantes & Naissa Acosta
- Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, Nurske, Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, and Villanueva
- Share Your Poems
- Homework
- Complete Reflection #4 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 11/29
- in your Google Drive shared folder, create a Google Doc and name the file like this: Poetry-YourFullName
- Compose a series of FREE VERSE POEMS
- NO LESS than 2 poems, and DO NOT exceed 3 pages total
- Your poetry should:
- be single-spaced
- include a title for each poem
- illustrate an understanding of most of the following elements:
- Meter & Rhythm (Starkey, pgs. 31-38)
- The "Music" of Poetry (38-42)
- Imagery & Figurative Language (42-50)
- Diction & Syntax (50-54)
- print/bring three (3) copies of your poetry to class on Tuesday, 12/4 for Workshop #4
Post your reading response to the required reading 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."
- This Reading Response is due by midnight on Monday, 11/26, no exceptions.
Tuesday, November 20th
- Discussion Leader/s: Jose Contreras
- Homework
- Pick three (3) prompts from the following website and compose three (3) poems: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts
- your three poems should fit on no more than two pages
- each poem should include its own original title
- print/bring two (2) copies of your poems to class on Tuesday, 11/27
- read Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, Nurske, Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, and Villanueva (pgs. 71-95)
- post Reading Response #10 on our course blog by midnight on Monday, 11/26
Post your reading response to the required reading 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 Thursdays at midnight, no exceptions.
Tuesday, November 13th
- Workshop #3: Drama
- Homework
- return to Google Drive and revise your scene draft
- REVISED scene due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 11/16
- read/bring the following to class on Tuesday, 11/20:
- post Reading Response #9 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 11/15
Post your reflection to the Playwriting unit below.
Here are the guidelines for your end-of-unit reflection:
- 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?
- Reflections must be AT LEAST 200 words.
- Include your full name at the end of your reflection. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
- From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
- This Reflection is due by midnight on Thursday, 11/8, no exceptions.
Tuesday, October 30th
- Discussion Leader/s: Victoria Gonzalez & Elizabeth Garza
- Homework
- Complete Reflection #3 on our course blog by midnight on Thursday, 11/8
- return to GD, open your Drama file, and transform your dialogue into a dramatic scene. Your scene should:
- not exceed 7 pages.
- include:
- an ORIGINAL TITLE
- no more than three (3) CHARACTERS
- a clear CONFLICT
- at least one (1) OBJECT or SOUND
- a SETTING that intersects with your characters' plights and/or emotions
- the exploration of at least one (1) THEME (280-284)
- Use all previous readings and YouTube videos as reference
- print/bring three (3) copies of your scene to class on Tuesday for Workshop #3
