Tuesday, May 4, 2021

VIRTUAL OPEN MIC:

  • Between Tuesday at 11:59 PM and Thursday’s class time, go to the Poetry section and read and comment on at least four students’ poetry. Answer the question: What did you enjoy about their poetry?

WRITE:

  • Homework: Find at least four text threads and rewrite them as dialogue. Follow the instructions on this week’s Announcement post.
  • Reread scenes from Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, Topdog/Underdog. You can find them in Course Profiles, titled “Scenes from Topdog/Underdog.” (There are three separate scenes you need to read; this isn’t the whole play. If you want to read the whole play–which I highly recommend, go here.) Be ready to discuss the question following each section on Thursday!
  • Remember to post your final drafts of your poems by 11:59 on May 4!

Thursday, May 6, 2021

DISCUSS/WORKSHOP:

  • Discuss the Topdog/Underdog scenes.
  • Post your text threads by class time for your Cohort to review.
  • Review and respond to your Cohort’s work.

WRITE:

  • Journal Assignment 8: Take/create the dialogue from Journal Assignment 4 and revise it to tell a story (perhaps fashion it after Topdog/Underdog).