Monday, 9/21 – Friday, 9/25  

By end-of-day Monday, 9/21, the following activities are DUE (end-of-day means 11:59 PM):

READ: 

WRITE: 

  • A formal critique of Gurba’s work. Post it under Student Work: Discussions.

By end-of-day Wednesday, 9/23, the following activities are DUE (end-of-day means 11:59 PM):

READ:

WRITE:

  • Optional: What questions do you have about creating characters in either memoir or other genres? Comment in the “reply” section.
  • Not optional: Comment on at least four of your classmates’ critiques of Gurba’s work. With what do you agree or disagree? Be specific! (“I agree with X’s thoughts on X” is not specific. “I agree with X because of X” is specific.)

Future Deadline (by end-of-the-day Tuesday, 9/29)

  • Revise your second memoir and post it under Student Work and Memoir. Be sure to have the title (it’s up to you) and your full name in the title of the post.