Work for the Week of September 16th - Freshmen

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.