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Course calendar and assignments files.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
ASSIGNMENTS |
KEY DATES |
| 1 |
Welcome / Introduction
Review syllabus
Learn names
Close reading
Start "Why I Write"
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Read "Dumpster Diving " by Lars Eighner
Write "Why I Write" (one page) (PDF)
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| 2 |
Essay
Discuss reading
Writing exercise (labels, love/hate)
Start two page expert essay
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Read "The Inheritance of Tools " by Scott Russell Sanders
Write expert essay (two pages) (PDF)
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"Why I Write" essay due |
| 3 |
Essay (cont.)
Discuss reading
Writing exercise (found objects)
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Prepare for workshops 1 and 2
Continue with expert essay.
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| 4 |
Poetic prose
Workshops 1 and 2
Read and discuss "Boys" by Rick Moody (PDF)#
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Prepare for workshops 3 and 4
Write poetic prose (two pages) (PDF)
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Expert essay due |
| 5 |
Poetic prose (cont.)
Workshops 3 and 4
Read and discuss "Fallen Bird" by Jessica Young (PDF)
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Prepare for workshops 5 and 6
Continue with poetic prose
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| 6 |
Prose-Like poetry
Workshop 5 and 6
Read and discuss "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" by Ezra Pound
Read and discuss "AIDS" by Bob Hicok
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Prepare for workshops 7 and 8
Write prose-like poem
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Poetic prose due |
| 7 |
Prose-Like poetry (cont.)
Workshop 7 and 8
Read and discuss "I Know a Man" by Robert Creeley
Frost updated
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Prepare for workshops 9-12
Continue prose-like poem
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| 8 |
Microfiction, OuLiPo
Six word memoirs
Workshops 9-12
Read and discuss Edson microfictions
Read and discuss "An Act of Love" by Selby and "Sunset: Lake Erie" by Miriam Kotzin
OuLiPo
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Write microfiction (PDF) |
Prose-like poetry due |
| 9 |
Microfiction, OuLiPo (cont.)
Workshop class' microfiction / OuLiPo
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Read "Lost in the Kitchen" by Dave Barry (PDF)# |
Microfiction due |
| 10 |
Satire
Read and discuss "Dating Your Mom" by Ian Frazier
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Write a satire essay (PDF) |
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| 11 |
Contributors' note
Discuss contributors' notes
Write your own contributor notes
Share/workshop
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Revision |
Satire due |
| 12 |
Goodbye / Closing
Reflect on the term
Hand out anthologies
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Revision due |