Week 8

By 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 23, 2021

READ:

• Read my Announcement and participate in writing activity on that post by 11:59 PM on Tuesday!

WRITE: 

• Homework: Finish writing a short story based on a real event, but NOT in first person. Post your short story under Short Stories and title it Full Name, Short Story 1 by class time on Thursday.
• Comment on at least four of your classmates’ critiques of Le Guin’s work by 11:59 PM on Tuesday. 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.)

Thursday, March 25, 2021

WORKSHOP:

•  Bring your short story and review your Cohort’s work (some of your Cohort’s may have new members–I’ll let you know on Thursday).

WRITE:

• Homework: Journal Assignment 5: Write about a moment from your past that changed you. It can be a large or small change—but focus on what, exactly, happened and how you changed. Due April 6, 2021.
• Complete your Cohort’s Peer Review worksheet by 11:59 PM on March 26, 2021. If you missed the workshop day, you must contact your Cohort and send them the URL of your story by 5 PM on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The Peer Review worksheet is on the Course Profile. I’ve also emailed a copy to everyone.
• Using your Cohort’s feedback, revise your short story. The final draft must be titled Full Name, Short Story 1 (Revised) under Short Stories by 11:59 PM on April 8, 2021.
• Read Chapter One from Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Water Dancer by April 6, 2021.

Reminder:

SPRING BREAK! No class on Tuesday, March 30 or Thursday, April 1, 2021, but be sure to complete your homework for this class!