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 Leader/s: Max Garcia
- Writing Activity
- Homework
- using the CHARACTER SHEET, continue creating your character
- compose a 100-word fictional story that includes:
- the character you created
- the complication received in class
- and 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/s: Miguel Garcia
- “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
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, January 28th
- Share Writing Assignment
- Beth Ayala: “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
- Melissa Garcia & Yaretzi Diaz: “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
