Share micro-poem titles
Discuss “The Mwiko”; share new endings
Mini-lecture on symbolism
Share observations on Place essay excerpts
Looking ahead
Object essay due next class
Read (or look at) 《怀乡书》(“The Book of Homesickness”)
Read handouts
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 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: Portrait of a Place
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 Course Handbook
Read “The Old House at Home”
Revise / type up definitions of home
Plan time this weekend for an outing in Kunshan
