Hello, dear students!
I hope you’re having a good, relaxing weekend, wherever you are at the moment! I have a few things to share:
I’ve finally revised our syllabus for the rest of the semester (only a month left), and posted it on OpenLab. It’s titled “UPDATED ENG1141 Schedule for Spring 2020, APRIL EDITION!”
Please download it and follow this syllabus from now on!
As you’ll see, I’ve designated Monday (4/20) as a “Writing Day.” So, you can use your time devoted to this class in a few ways:
You can complete the homework that’s technically due by 11:59 PM on 4/19, if you haven’t already done so. If you’re unsure what’s due, go to my previous post to figure that out.
Once you’ve done all that, you can start with the homework for Monday’s class, which is to try your hand at writing poetry. We’ve written about poetry–now let’s write!
If you’ve got a stack of poetry, you can either bring out a few of those or start from scratch. It’s up to you!
If you’ve never written a poem in your life and you have no idea where to start, or if you’ve written poetry but want to start something new, I suggest you start writing a paragraph describing anything (sight, sound, taste, smell, emotion, etc.). Here’s some ideas, if you need some poetry starters. When it’s finished, see if there are ways you can break up that paragraph into a poem. Or two. Or three.
The poems are due on 4/27, when you’ll be sharing them with your Cohort. We’re having a “Reading Day” this Wednesday. Check out the syllabus to see what that’s all about, as well as when we’ll start talking about the Portfolio…
Be well & stay safe!
