Calendar
Calendar for Creative Writing Class Spring 2016
Week 5
Tuesday September 20 Workshop
HW: Submit Final Revision of 3 poems to Turnitin by September 27 midnight
Thursday September 22 Discuss Fiction
HW: Revise Poems due September 27 midnight to turnitin
Reading Culture The Unquiet Dead Ch6-13 to page 108
Week 6
Tuesday September 27: Quiz on Reading
Form fiction groups
Discuss Chapter 3 and introduce Chapter 9
HW: Final Draft Poem due at midnight
Thursday September 28 Quiz on Reading
Writing Exercises Fiction
Form Fiction Groups
HW: Reading Culture The Unquiet Dead Ch11-24 p108-208
Week 7
Tuesday October 4 Quiz on Reading
Discuss Chapter 9
Form Fiction Groups
Writing Exercises Fiction
HW: Work on expanding stories and bring a draft to class Thursday
Thursday October 6
Expansion and Experimental Exercise for fiction
HW: Reading Culture The Unquiet Dead Ch25-31 209-324
Week 8
Tuesday October 11
HW: Share/ submit fiction by Thursday October 13 midnight
Thursday October 13 Quiz on Reading The Unquiet Dead Ch25-31 209-324
Share/ submit fiction by Thursday October 13 midnight
HW:
Workshop worksheets for groups due in class October 18
Week 9
Tuesday October 18 FICTION WORKSHOP
Thursday October 20 Drafting Reading Culture Essay
Bring The Unquiet Dead
Extra Credit Quiz Ch 1-2 & 4-5
Week 10 WORKING ON READING CULTURE ESSAY
October 25 Watch Documentary on Bosnia
October 27 Reflect on the space between fiction and nonfiction
HW:
Drafting Essay for Reading Culture and bring draft to class
Read Chapter 8 for Quiz
Week 11
November 1 Quiz for Chapter 8
Peer review of Reading Culture
Form Nonfiction Groups and Work on Nonfiction Exercises
HW: Expand non-fiction exercise
November 3 Class at Spring Branch for BOOK DISCUSSION
HW: Work on non-fiction to share by Novemeber 15
KEEP IN MIND: FINAL DRAFT DUE November 10 to turnitin.com and to committee on November 11
Week 12
November 8 and 10 WORKING ON ESSAY
WEDNESDAY November 9th AUTHOR READING for The Unquiet Dead at 12:30 at Spring Branch. Get your book autographed! Ask her your own questions!
Friday November 11th Essay Due
Homework: Finish Draft for Nonfiction: Due Tuesday November 15
Week 13
Tuesday November 15 Share Nonfiction Drafts
Thursday November 17
Week 14
Tuesday November 22 Non-fiction Workshop
HW: Storyboard Worksheet
Thursday NO CLASS for Holiday
Week 15
November 29 Final Project
December 1 Final Project
Week 16
FINAL EXAM: FINAL PROJECT SHOW DECEMBER 8 noon!