Monday, May 2, 2016

Final Portfolio Guidelines

A writing portfolio is a collection of REVISED writing assignments that are representative of a student's work throughout an entire semester. 

Your Google Drive shared folder will count as your final portfolio for this course. As discussed at the beginning of the semester, your final portfolio is worth 50% of your final course grade. Bear in mind that I will grade your final portfolio as a whole--not as the average of different project grades. Also, incomplete portfolios may not receive a passing grade. 

YOUR FINAL PORTFOLIO IS DUE ON SUNDAY, MAY 8TH BY 10PM. No late work will be accepted.

Below is an up-to-date list of all the files that you should have in your shared Google Drive folder by the assignment deadline. I have also included the correct file names. Finally, I would encourage all of you to visit the UTRGV Writing Center (STAC 3.119) prior to the deadline for assistance with any grammar-related issues in any of your assignments.

ASSIGNMENTFILE NAME IN GOOGLE DRIVE
Creative NonfictionNonfiction_YourFullName
Short FictionFiction_YourFullName
Dramatic SceneDrama_YourFullName
Free Verse PoetryPoetry_YourFullName
Reflective EssayReflection_YourFullName
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Week 16 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, May 2nd
  • Final Portfolio Guidelines & Reflective Essay
  • On Publishing & MFA Programs
  • Homework
    • continue revising ALL assignments in Google Drive
    • compose Reflective Essay
      • in Google Drive, title file like this: Reflection_YourFullName

Wednesday, May 4th
  • STUDY DAY [NO CLASS]
  • Homework
    • continue revising ALL assignments in Google Drive
    • continue composing Reflective Essay

Sunday, May 8th
  • FINAL PORTFOLIO DUE BY 10PM
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Friday, April 22, 2016

Week 15 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, April 25th
  • Q&A with Guest Poet Rodney Gomez
  • Homework
    • compose WA#4 in Google Drive
      • in Google Drive, name your file like this: Poetry_YourFullName
      • Guidelines for this assignment
        • Compose a series of free verse poems
        • Your poetry should
          • be SINGLE-SPACED and cannot exceed three (3) pages
          • include concrete imagery and make use of figurative language (42-50)
          • consider all of the following
            • meter and rhythm (31-38)
            • "music" of poetry (38-42)
            • diction and syntax (50-54)
    • print/bring three (3) copies of your poems to class on Wednesday for Workshop #7

 Wednesday, April 27th

  • Workshop #7: Free Verse Poetry
  • Homework
    • revise Poetry in Google Drive
      • REVISED poetry due for instructor feedback with Final Portfolio (Sunday, May 8 by 10pm)
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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Reading Response #17: Starkey, pgs. 14-54

Post your reading response to Starkey, pgs. 14-54, below.  

Here are the guidelines:
  1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 350 words.
  2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
  3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
  4. Reading responses are due by 10pm on the day PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.
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Week 13 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, April 11th
  • **Guest Professor: Thomas de la Cruz**
  • Workshop #5: Dramatic Scene
  • Homework
    • revise Dramatic Scene draft in Google Drive
    • print/bring three (3) copies of REVISED Dramatic Scene draft to class on Wednesday for Workshop #6

Wednesday, April 13th
  • Workshop #6: Dramatic Scene
  • Homework
    • revise Dramatic Scene draft in Google Drive
      • REVISED Dramatic Scene due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 4/15
    • Read Starkey, pgs. 14-54
    • post Reading Response #17 on course blog by 10pm on Sunday, 4/17
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Monday, April 4, 2016

Reading Response #16: Bone China, pgs. 322-328

Post your reading response to Bone China, pgs. 322-328, below.  

Here are the guidelines:
  1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 350 words.
  2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
  3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
  4. Reading responses are due by 10pm on the day PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.
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Week 12 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, April 4th
  • Discuss Love on the B-Line
  • Reading/Writing Activity
  • Homework
    • read Bone China, pgs. 322-328
    • post Reading Response #16 on our course blog by 10pm on Tuesday, 4/5
    • Writing Assignment
      • using the STAGEPLAY FORMAT, compose a 2-3 page scene wherein the central conflict between your two characters revolves around their differences/similarities in race or gender.
      • print/bring two (2) copies of your new dialogue to class on Wednesday for group activity

Wednesday, April 6th
  • Quiz #9
  • Discuss Bone China
  • Reading/Writing Activity
  • Homework
    • compose WA#3 in your Google Drive shared folder
      • in Google Drive, name your file like this: Drama_YourFullName
      • using the STAGEPLAY FORMAT, compose a short scene wherein the central conflict between your two characters revolves around their differences/similarities in relation to a theme of your choice (e.g. politics, gender roles, reality TV, iOS vs. Android, etc.).
        • Your scene should
          • be between 3-5 pages
          • include a creative main title
          • include no more than two characters
          • include one prop (animate or inanimate)
      • pring/bring three (3) copies of your scene to class on Monday for Workshop #5
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