W-Th Oct. 16-17
Presentations on annotation projects
Course evaluations
Homework
Final project due at noon on Friday
M-Tu Oct. 14-15
Discussion: Reflecting on creative writing
Austin’s story
Homework
Annotation project presentations next class
Final project due noon Fri. Oct. 19 (deadline extended)
W-Th Oct 9-10
“The Game of Images” cont’d
Group work on annotation project
Homework
Annotation project due next class
Start presentations next class
M Sept. 30 / Tu Oct. 8
Finish readings of “Character” pieces
Discussion: Endings
Definitions of home v2 / “The Game of Images”
Homework
Work on final project
Work on annotation project
W-Th Sept. 25-26
Readings from “Character pieces”
Small group work on annotation project
Homework
Annotation Project: Step 1
Begin working on final project
M-Tu Sept. 23-24
Share details from Chinese readings
Introduce annotating project, final project
Homework
Decide what piece your group will annotate
Tentatively decide on a direction for your final project
W-Th Sept. 18-19
Share details from character profiles
Read object pieces
Homework
Finish Essay 3: Character Profile
Read supplemental Chinese readings
M-Tu Sept. 16-17
“Proverbs of Hell” and characterization
Intro to Essay 3: Character Profile
Object Essay readings
Homework
Begin Essay 3
Read “Uncle Pat is the Law” and “The Man Who Eats”
Read “Mazie” or “Maui” (your choice) and annotate
W-Th Sept. 11-12
Finish discussing “The Mwiko”
Read Object essays
Intro to “Proverbs of Hell”
Homework
Begin “Mazie” and “The Maui Surfer Girls.”
“Proverbs of Hell”
Observations on classmates’ essays
M-Tu Sept. 9-10
Observation, inference, and opinion
Discuss “The Mwiko”
Read Place essays
Homework
Finish Object essay (due next class)
Observations on classmates’ pieces
Read ahead (if you have time)
W-TH SEPT. 4-5
Share observations on “Orange Crush” and “Southern Summers”
Share Place essays
Explain grading
Homework
Observations on classmates’ work
Read “The Mwiko”
Start working on Object essay
M-Tu Sept. 2-3
Begin close-reading “Orange Crush”
Read Home definition samples
Read Essay 1’s out loud
Homework
Read “Orange Crush,” “Savoring a Sweet Taste of Southern Summers,” and (optional) “Buckeye”
Write observations
W-Th Aug. 28-29
Close reading: “The Old House at Home”
Intro to Essay 1: Portrait of a Place
Share Home definitions
Homework
Write Essay 1: Portrait of a Place
Open office hours Friday afternoon
M-Tu Aug. 26-27
Intro to the course
Self-introductions and definitions of home
Close reading: “The Old House at Home”
Homework:
Read “The Old House at Home”
Type up / rewrite definitions of home
Read “How Class Works: Questions and Answers”
Make time this weekend for an outing in Kunshan
