Week 5

By 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 2, 2021

READ: 

• Read Myriam Gurba’s “Pendeja, You Ain’t Steinbeck: My Bronca with Fake-Ass Social Justice Literature.”
• Read my introduction to Characterization (on the Announcement page) and participate in the assignment embedded in the intro.

WRITE: 

• Homework: A 150-200 word critique of Gurba’s work. What do you enjoy? What questions/suggestions do you have? Post it under Discussions and title it Your Full Name, Gurba Critique.

Thursday, March 4, 2021

DISCUSS/READ:

• Be prepared to discuss Characterization in memoir (or any genre).
• Read about City Tech’s Literary Arts Festival.
• Read and discuss your classmates’ critiques of Gurba’s work.

WRITE:

• Homework: 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!

• Revise your Memoir 2 and post it under Memoir by 11:59 PM on 3/9/21.