Monday September 16th
Reading HW: Read "childhoodreading" selections (Matar, Vuong, Hadley).
HW: From each, choose (underline/mark) one moment that
seemed especially memorable or that reminded you of something in your own life
or resonated with you in some way.
Tuesday September 17th
Reading HW:
HW: Come to class tomorrow with
three possible experiences you might write about. Those of you who feel
stuck/worry that you won’t have anything to write about: dig in. Poke around
your bookcases. Talk to your parents. Recall experiences, like Matar’s, that
feel unclear or barely remembered.
Here are some of the prompts from today's lesson:
· -What
are your strongest memories of this reading experience? Where/who/do you
remember
-When
you think back, how do you feel? Think of specific emotions.
- -List information about the book, its cover, the characters, and plot.
· -Connections
between younger self and current self?
· -Write about the sensory experience of this memory.
Wednesday September 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Quick draft. Just get something down on paper, doesn’t have to be good,
etc.
Here is our work from today's class:
Metaphors
Imagery
Concrete, sensory detail
Quotes
Dialogue
Honest description
Main points/takeaways
Connections between childhood and
now
We’re going to do an in-class
writing exercise to help you generate material for your piece. Yesterday we
talked about concrete sensory detail, and this will help you come up with some.
·
Two
things you saw
·
Two
things you heard
·
One
thing someone said
·
One
thing you smelled
·
One
thing you thought, but didn’t say
·
One
thing you felt, physically.
Thursday September 19th
Reading HW: Balzac 80-105
HW:
Friday September 20th
Reading HW: Balzac 106-134
HW:
Monday September 23rd
Reading HW:
HW: Formal draft. Must be typed and printed.
