RR#3: Ch. 10 & “The Management of Grief”

Post your reading response to readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. This special Reading Response is due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 3 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, January 31st

• Discussion Leader/s: Natasha Zarate
• Ch. 3
• “What is the Objective Correlative?”
• “Understanding the Objective Correlative”
• O’Brien, “The Things They Carried”
• Workshop #0: Dr. Moreira
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #1: Megan Cavazos & Marc Fuentes
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday:
• Chapter 10
• Mukherjee, “The Management of Grief” (353-365)
• Complete RR#3 by midnight on Wednesday

RR#2: “What is the Objective Correlative?”; “Understanding the Objective Correlative”; Ch. 3; & “The Things They Carried”

Post your reading response to readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. This special Reading Response is due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 2 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, January 24

• Syllabus Questions, RR#1, & Google Drive
• Discussion Leader: Dr. Moreira
• Diaz, "Becoming a Writer"
• Lamott, "Shitty First Drafts"
• Tuch, “The Submitter’s Dilemma”
• Barret, “What Editors Want”
• Laplante, Ch. 13
• Carver, “The Bath” & “A Small, Good Thing” (458-480)
• Intro to New Pages, Journal List, Story Ideas List & New Yorker Fiction Podcasts
• Preparing for Workshop #0
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #0: Dr. Moreira
• Start drafting your Journal List and Story Ideas List in your Google Drive folder:
• name your Google Docs like this:
• JournalList-YourFullName
• Ideas-YourFullName
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday:
• “What is the Objective Correlative?” (available under READINGS)
• “Understanding the Objective Correlative” (available under READINGS)
• Ch. 3
• O’Brien, “The Things They Carried” (79-92)
• Complete RR#2 by midnight on Wednesday

RR#1: "Becoming a Writer"; "Shitty First Drafts"; "The Submitter's Dilemma"; "What Editors Want"; Ch. 13; "The Bath"; and "A Small Good Thing"

Post your reading response to readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. This special Reading Response is due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 1 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, January 17th

• Course Blog, Syllabus, & Introductions
• Discussion Leader/Workshop Schedules
• Model Blog Reading Responses
• Google Drive Setup Preview
• Homework
• Setup your Google Drive  (**CLICK HERE**)
• purchase/rent required textbook
• print/read course syllabus; bring a copy and any questions to class next class
• print/read/bring for discussion to next class:
• Diaz, "Becoming a Writer" (available under READINGS)
• Lamott, "Shitty First Drafts" (under READINGS)
• Tuch, “The Submitter’s Dilemma” (under READINGS)
• Barret, “What Editors Want” (under READINGS)
• Laplante, Ch. 13
• Carver, “The Bath” & “A Small, Good Thing” (458-480)
• post RR#1 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday

Welcome to ENGL 4352!

The purpose of this blog is to provide an online space where all of our class materials will be available. 

On the blog itself, I will post:

• Weekly agendas
• Reading Responses and other Homework

On the right side of our blog you will find:

• My contact information
• Our course syllabus
• Google Drive instructions
• Workshop Schedule
• Discussion Leader Schedule
• Forms & Samples
• Blog Archive

At the top of our blog, you will find:

• Readings & Supplementals
• Includes select course readings, handouts, and supplemental web links
• Your Journal List
• Includes guidelines for compiling your list of prospective journals.
• Your Story Ideas
• Includes guidelines for compiling your Story Idea list.
• Your Reflective Essay
• Includes guidelines for composing your reflective essay at the end of the semester.
• Your Final Portfolio
• Includes guidelines for your gathering all materials required for your final portfolio.

Essentially, if you need information about this course, you need only visit this blog and it's likely you'll find your answers. So, browse around and get to know the blog well. 

I'm looking forward to a fun and meaningful semester!