SES # | TOPICS | ASSIGNMENTS | KEY DATES |
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1 |
Welcome / IntroductionReview syllabus Learn names Close reading Start "Why I Write" |
Read "Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner Write "Why I Write" (one page) (PDF) | |
2 |
EssayDiscuss reading Writing exercise (labels, love/hate) Start two page expert essay |
Read "The Inheritance of Tools" by Scott Russell Sanders Write expert essay (two pages) (PDF) | "Why I Write" essay due |
3 |
Essay (cont.)Discuss reading Writing exercise (found objects) |
Prepare for workshops 1 and 2 Continue with expert essay. | |
4 |
Poetic proseWorkshops 1 and 2 Read and discuss "Boys" by Rick Moody (PDF) |
Prepare for workshops 3 and 4 Write poetic prose (two pages) (PDF) | Expert essay due |
5 |
Poetic prose (cont.)Workshops 3 and 4 Read and discuss "Fallen Bird" by Jessica Young (PDF) |
Prepare for workshops 5 and 6 Continue with poetic prose | |
6 |
Prose-Like poetryWorkshop 5 and 6 Read and discuss "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" by Ezra Pound Read and discuss "AIDS" by Bob Hicok |
Prepare for workshops 7 and 8 Write prose-like poem | Poetic prose due |
7 |
Prose-Like poetry (cont.)Workshop 7 and 8 Read and discuss "I Know a Man" by Robert Creeley Frost updated |
Prepare for workshops 9-12 Continue prose-like poem | |
8 |
Microfiction, OuLiPoSix word memoirs Workshops 9-12 Read and discuss Edson microfictions Read and discuss "An Act of Love" by Selby and "Sunset: Lake Erie" by Miriam Kotzin OuLiPo | Write microfiction (PDF) | Prose-like poetry due |
9 |
Microfiction, OuLiPo (cont.)Workshop class' microfiction / OuLiPo | Read "Lost in the Kitchen" by Dave Barry (PDF) | Microfiction due |
10 |
SatireRead and discuss "Dating Your Mom" by Ian Frazier | Write a satire essay (PDF) | |
11 |
Contributors' noteDiscuss contributors' notes Write your own contributor notes Share/workshop | Revision | Satire due |
12 |
Goodbye / ClosingReflect on the term Hand out anthologies | Revision due |