So, this week is a transition week…
We’ve just written two memoir pieces and read a variety of memoir examples! Yay! Pat yourselves on the back a few times. 🙂
Category: Course Activities (Page 3 of 4)
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
READ/DISCUSS/OPEN MIC:
- Before class, read my Announcement for Week 6 (there’s a quick assignment on that post).
- We’ll discuss your experience with memoir writing and
So, let’s talk about CHARACTER and how a writer shows it!
I’ll start with a quote:
When I tell gringos that my Mexican grandfather worked as a publicist, the news
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
DISCUSS/READ:
- Read and be ready to discuss Myriam Gurba’s “Pendeja, You Ain’t Steinbeck: My Bronca with Fake-Ass Social Justice Literature” BEFORE CLASS. (This means you’re ready
Some business…
I’ve begun glancing through your critiques of each other’s work, and it’s really great to see how engaged everyone’s been! Yay! I’m seriously happy to see how open
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
DISCUSS:
- Plot in memoir (and other genres).
- Talk about my discussion: What questions do you have about plot in memoir or other genres?
WRITE:
- Homework: Journal
Hopefully by the end of Friday, you’ll have received all your Cohort’s feedback (and you’ve sent your feedback to your Cohort). When one gets a lot of feedback at once,
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
DISCUSS/READ:
- Have Journal 1 posted by Tuesday’s class!
- We’ll have a discussion of “Now what?” and when to utilize critiques and when to blow them off.
Here’s a quote from Truth & Beauty:
While Lucy and I would later revise our personal history to say we had been friends since we met as freshmen, just for
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
DISCUSS/READ:
- Be prepared to discuss your classmates’ “Meet My ______” and Chapter One from Ann Patchett’s Truth & Beauty.
WRITE:
- Homework: Critique Patchett’s work in a
About
Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: creative.writing.citytech@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. I’ll be available through Zoom and will send an invitation via email that you should keep all semester. Try to join my meeting at the start of the hour, not at the end—since I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times don’t work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time. This means you’ll have to schedule an appointment in advance. I suggest you have multiple times in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
