Final Schedule:

Monday, May 28th -- Memorial Day. No class.

Wednesday, May 30th -- Emily, Tory

Monday, June 4th -- Mike, Johnny

Wednesday, June 6th -- Point Break

Monday June 11th -- Revision of Essay, List of Four Readings, thirteen letters, plus final version of blog all due via email to Tom by 5pm. (Hard-copy of Essay Revision due if you'd like a conference on Wednesday the 13th)
 

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Homework for Monday, May 7th

1. Finish draft of your story. Hand in during class. Double-spaced, 10-18 pages.

2. Read Tom's "826  Valencia Days" and process letter. Write a one-page response about strengths, areas for improvement, and suggestions for where to take it in another draft.

3. Read Joyce Carol Oates essay about workshopping.

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Homework for Wednesday, May 2nd:

1. Write the next two scenes in your larger project.  This should bring you to a total of 5-6 double-spaced pages.

2. Put your proposal (edited) of your project up on your website, and include at least three hyperlinks.

3. Come prepared on Wednesday to write or conference. Bring laptops etc if you have them.

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Homework for Monday, April 30th:

1. We'll visit with Jason Roberts, author of A Sense of the World. Please read the Introduction and Chapter One Handout. (There are extras in the slot outside my door 460-221)

2. Go to http://jasonroberts.net/holman.html and read the sections From the Author, Frequently Asked Questions, and Interview (they are on the Books Page) 

 3. Write down three questions to ask Jason about Creative Nonfiction or about his book

4. Write the opening (1-2 pages) of your larger project. Bring it in.

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Homework for Wednesday April 25th... 

1. Read "Why I Ride" and parts 4-7 of "Unearthing Your Material."

2. Write three proposals for your longer project. Five sentences each, explaining the Who, What, Why, and How. Bring these in to class. An example might be:

"My grandfather was a great storyteller, but also a consistent liar. I want to explore how this impacted who I am and the profession I chose. I want to explore a story my grandfather told about a naked woman he met in the woods, and also my own research into a woman who claimed to be an extra on the television show Hee Haw. I am fascinated by storytellers and am upset by liars. I want to explore this conflict and connection."

 3. Post these to the Class Blog, with a relevant link for each proposal.

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 Homework for Wednesday, April 18th...

1. Continue with "opening" project. 500 word opening to a nonfiction piece, but concentrating on place, such as in the opening to Finders Keepers.

2. One post on the Blog. Visit two other posts.

3. Listen to This American Life, Drama Bug, the entire episode.

4. Read "Basics of Personal Reportage," pg 117 in Tell It Slant 

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Homework for Monday, April 16th...

-- Read pgs 189 to 214 (stop at 214) of Finders Keepers.

-- Read "The Personal Essay," beginning on page 91.

-- Post the second draft of your story to your blog by Saturday at midnight.

-- By Monday morning, comment on three of your group-members stories with one strength, one question, and one suggestion. Also, explain where you think the heat is coming from in the story, especially if it's an unexpected place.