Agenda for week of 9.27.10

Joe Brainard's "Untitled" Collage 1975

 

9.27.10 Day 1, Homework: Turn in selection of independent reading.  Click here for the assignment details.  In class we will be looking at the last in-class essays you wrote, as well as the scoring guide that went with it, and developing strategies to make theme more complex and sophisticated in your writing.

9.28.10 Day 7, Class # 2 on “Red Shift” by Ted Berrigan as well as review of "Poetry Explication Handout."

9.29.10 Day 6, Poem Explication on Ted Berrigan’s “Red Shift” (In-class).  Click here for handout on Poetry Explication.  Click here for Scoring Guide on essay.

9.30.10 Day 5: Long Block, We will begin updating your  blogs and will have in class time for independent reading time.

10.1.10 Day 4, We will begin updating your  blogs and will have in class time for independent reading time.
 

I expect that you will use your time "at home" to read your independent reading book.

 

Next week:
 

10.4.10 Day 3, Need to be finish first 1/3 of independent reading book.  Notebook Entries will be due.