Week 16 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, December 13th

• FINAL PORTFOLIO REVISIONS DUE BY MIDNIGHT

Week 15 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, December 3rd

• Workshop #7 & Potluck
• Homework
• Return to Google Drive and revise your poetry
• REVISED poetry due with your Final Portfolio
• Continue revisions for Final Portfolio

Thursday, December 5th

• UTRGV STUDY DAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• ENGL 4351 TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL [ELABS 107, 7-10PM]

Week 14 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, November 26th

• REVISION/WRITING DAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• Continue revisions for Final Portfolio

Thursday, November 28th

• THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• Continue revisions for Final Portfolio

RR#19: Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, Nurske, Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, & Villanueva

Post your reading response to readings 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 by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 13 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, November 19th

• Discuss Final Portfolio, Publishing, CW Certificate, & Breakfast Potluck on 12/3
• Dr. Moreira's Intro to Poetry
• Discussion Leader/s: Oscar Jacome Serrano & Aisha Teegarden
• Starkey, pgs. 14-54
• Homework
• Pick two (2) prompts from the following website and compose two (2) FREE VERSE poems: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts
• your two poems should fit on one page
• each poem should include its own original title
• print/bring two (2) copies of your poems to class on Thursday
• Read poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, Nurske, Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, & Villanueva (71-95)
• post RR#19 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday

Thursday, November 21st

• Class Activity: Share Free Verse Poetry
• Discussion Leader/s: Jonathan Morin
• Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, Nurske, Shihab Nye, Parédez, Soto, Vando, & Villanueva
• Homework
• Compose Writing Assignment #4 in your Google Drive shared folder:
• Inside your Google Drive shared folder, create/name a new file like this: Poetry-YourFullName
• Compose a series of POEMS (Free Verse or Form) 
• No less/more than 2-4 pages total
• Your poetry should:
• be single-spaced
• include a title for each poem
• illustrate an understanding of ALL of the elements of poetry detailed on pgs. 19-20 AND "Mystery & Discovery," the 7th element we discussed in class
• print/bring three (3) copies of your poetry to class on Tuesday, 12/3 for Workshop #7

RR#18: Starkey, pgs. 14-54

Post your reading response to readings 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 by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 12 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, November 12th

• CLASS CANCELLED
• Homework
• continue working on your dialogue
• print/bring three (3) copies of your dialogue to class on Thursday for Workshop #6

Thursday, November 14th

• Workshop #6: Dramatic Dialogue
• Homework
• Return to Google Drive and revise your story draft
• REVISED dialogue due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Saturday, 11/16
• Print/read/bring the following to class on Tuesday:
• Starkey, pgs. 14-54
• Post RR#18 on our course blog by midnight on Monday