Monday 9/29: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 9/30: NO HOMEWORK
Thursday 10/2:
Read and take notes on Nervous, 101-120.
Also, please review the readings from last week!
Friday 10/3: Read and take notes on Nervous, 120-139. Student teaching day: Maddie and Isabel/Evelyn and Kessa
Monday 10/6: Read and take notes on Nervous, 139-156.
Response due: post three questions on the reading under "Discussions" on Canvas
Please see directions on Canvas for the details on the assignment
Tuesday 10/7: Read and take notes on Nervous, 156-171. Student teaching day: Marc and Ben/Katie D and Miriam
Thursday 10/9: Read and take notes on Nervous, 171-189. Response due.
Close reading of a passage (see instructions on Canvas)
Friday 10/10: Read and take notes on Nervous, 189-208.
Monday 10/13: IN-CLASS ESSAY on Nervous Conditions
See sample in-class essay attached to bottom of this assignment page.
Tuesday 10/14: Please go to Canvas and do the following:
1) Read Possible Topics and Directions for Personal Essay
2) Write your topic at the top of your post
If you're not sure what you want to write on, write down two-three possible topics
3) Do a 350 word (or longer) freewrite on your topic
By "freewrite," I mean write quickly, without editing, checking grammar, spelling, etc.
Write as quickly and unselfconsciously as you can
If you're not sure about your topic, you can split your freewrite between possible topics. For example, write 120 words on topic a, 120 words on topic b, 110 words on topic c.
Thursday 10/16: For tonight, please choose one of the following options
Simply freewrite on your topic and see where it leads you (800 words)
Notice what image/s come up around your topic and describe this/these images (400 words)
Experiment with writing on your topic with 2-3 different audiences in mind (500 words)
E.g. write directly to a problematic friend
Write about that friend in the third person, imagining your audience being another friend
Write about that friend, imagining your audience being me (Julie).
Write the intro and first body para and/or concluding paragraph/s (300 words)
Please post your work on Canvas.
Friday 10/17: Writing workshop. For homework: either just keep writing or choose one of the options from last night to try out.
Word count: 400 words
Post your freewrite/draft/exercise on Canvas.
Monday 10/20: PERSONAL ESSAY DUE
Tuesday 10/21: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 3-24.
Thursday 10/23: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 25-48. Response cancelled.
Friday 10/24:Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 49-73.
Monday 10/27: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 10/28: NO SCHOOL
Thursday 10/30: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 73-96. Student teaching day: Allie and Miranda/Evelyn and Matthew
Friday 10/31: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 96-118. Response cancelled.
Scary story for Halloween: This American Life: ghosts in the house
Monday 11/3: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 118-137.
Tuesday 11/4: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 138-159. Response due
Thursday 11/6: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 159-179. Student teaching day: Paul and Lucy
Friday 11/7: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 179-203. Student teaching day: Petra
Monday 11/10: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 207-227. Student teaching day: Ava and Natasha/Mayher and Sam
Tuesday 11/11: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 228- 249.
Thursday 11/13: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 250-272. Response due. NOW POSTED ON CANVAS!
Friday 11/14: Read and take notes on Never Let Me Go, 272- 288. IN-CLASS ESSAY