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Get ready for intensive workshopping sessions next week as we finalize our writing projects. Join us on December 8th and 15th for dedicated time to refine your pieces. We’ll also have walk-in conferences available during finals week to support your development. Explore notable texts such as Gordimer's "Is There Nowhere Else Where We Can Meet?" and others in preparation for quizzes. Don't miss the opportunity to engage with new media and experimental writing practices. Review the suggested readings for your final quizzes for a focused discussion and feedback.
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Next week, Dec. 1st • Bell, "The Naked Lady," p. 160. • Leavitt, "Gravity," p. 650. • Writer’s resources and publishing (on schedule for today) • Intensive workshopping Final meetings: Dec. 8th and 15th: WORKSHOP
Meeting time over finals week: • Monday, 15th: 3:30-6:00 • Tuesday, 16th: 12:00-3:00 • Wednesday, 17th: 3:00-6:00 • Thursday, 18th: 3:00-6:00 Walk-in conferences over finals week: For more workshopping, hook up with writing group which is now forming? See Pub.
Today, Nov. 24th • New media and experimental writing • Final quiz • Look briefly at: • Gordimer, “Is there Nowhere Else Where We Can Meet?” • Bauch, “Aren’t You Happy for Me?” • Tallent, “No One’s a Mystery” • My comments on workshop pieces by Carl, Chris, Sam Schanhaar, Erica • Workshop
Nov. 17th: pick any 3 of the pieces below and discuss what they have to offer you as a writer. One good paragraph for each and be specific. • Oats, “Miniature Narratives,” p. 1 • Carver, “Why Don’t You Dance?” p. 491 • Faulkner, “That Evening Sun,” p. 446 • King, “The Man in a Black Suit,” p. 405 • Gordimer, “Is there Nowhere Else Where We Can Meet?” p. 39 • Bauch, “Aren’t You Happy for Me?” p. 590 • Tallent, “No One’s a Mystery,” p. 54 • Calvino, “Cities & The Dead,” p. 35 and “Continuous Cities,” p. 37 We’ll have another quiz on these next week and discuss them
Nov. 24th : pick any 3 of the pieces below and discuss what they have to offer you as a writer. Don’t repeat ones you wrote about in last week’s quiz. One good paragraph for each and be specific. 1- 2pts. Each. • Gordimer, “Is there Nowhere Else Where We Can Meet?” • Bauch, “Aren’t You Happy for Me?” • Tallent, “No One’s a Mystery” • Calvino, “Cities & The Dead,” p. 35 and “Continuous Cities” • Moore, "Amahl and the Night Visitors“| • Wolff, "Sister"