Reading 1/29: Michael Bunn, “How to Read Like a Writer”
Reading 02/05: John Swales, “Concept of Discourse Communities”
James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues”
Peter Elbow, “Freewriting Exercises”
We will not have class on 2/12
Reading 02/19, We will continue with “Sonny’s Blues,” but please read Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” as well. This will help with your first draft of your Discourse Community Paper.
Readings 02/26: Dara Lynn Driscoll, “Introduction to Primary Research”
and “An Orientation to Research” pg. 20 Literary Experience.
For 03/04 please read: Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” Which is in The Literary Experience. If you do not yet have the book you may find a pdf here: http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf
For 03/11 please read: Anne Beattie’s “Janus”
This is also in the Literature Experience book, but if you have not purchased it yet please use the pdf.
