Class Notes and Homework Assignments
Prelude: Writing and heroism
Share object essays
Mini-lecture: Form
Share and practice “Once; now”
Upload your work to Box (optional)
Write a “postcard from the past”
Read instructions for Essay 3
Read “Uncle Pat”
Read “The Proverbs of Hell”
Share scenes
Share examples of concrete vs. abstract
Begin reading “Orange Crush”
Read “Orange Crush” and “Savoring a Sweet Taste of Southern Summers”
Optional: Read “Buckeye”
Think of an object
Give titles to “micro-poems”
A word about endings
Share stories in small groups
Bring computer to next class
Work on final project (due Friday)
Share stories
Decide which essay to revise
Begin revising
Final project due Fri. Dec. 13
Share details from “Mazie” and “The Man Who Eats”
Share aphorisms
Share subjects for character essays
Essay 3 (Character in Context) due next class
Optional Chinese reading
Share “Postcards from the Past”
Mini-lecture: Observation, inference, and opinion
Decide on a character for your essay
Write a “postcard from the present”
Preview “The Maui Surfer Girls”
Object essay reading
The Proverbs of Hell: Introduction to aphorisms
Share details from “Uncle Pat”
Intro to Essay 3
Redistribute “postcards from the past”
Begin working on Essay 3
Read “The Man Who Eats” and “Mazie” (excerpts)
Write your own aphorisms
Share observations on Place essay excerpts
Discuss “The Mwiko”; share new endings
Mini-lecture on symbolism
In-class writing: “Once / Now”
Object essay due next class
Read (or look at) 《怀乡书》(“The Book of Homesickness”)
Creating tension: “Orange Crush” and “Southern Summers”
Share objects
About grading
Read “The Mwiko,” think of a new ending
Read and write observations on Place essay excerpts
Begin Object essay
Share scenes
Share examples of concrete vs. abstract
Begin reading “Orange Crush”
Read “Orange Crush” and “Savoring a Sweet Taste of Southern Summers”
Optional: Read “Buckeye”
Think of an object
Give titles to “micro-poems”
Tu-Th section only: Add abstract sentence to scene
Share Place essay adventures
Practice observation on a Place essay
Practice observations on excerpts of Home definitions
“The Game of Things”
Write 2 scenes
Reread Orlean and White excerpts
(Optional - in Chinese) Eileen Chang reading
Share favorite details from McSorley’s
Intro to Essay 1: Portrait of a Place
Share Home definitions
Write Essay 1
Read excerpts from “Here is New York” and “Short Cuts”
Intro to the course
Self-introductions and definitions of home
Close reading: “The Old House at Home”
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
