Class, Thurs, 4/18

Experimenting With Form

• Using/Tweaking a Template
• Developing a Sequence/Series/Narrative

With thanks to Hiba and Kailey

R3

Develop and extend one of your Xs. Think in terms of 1,500 words or five pages.

X5

Open: Write a different sort of piece than you’ve attempted so far in this course. For instance, you might want to compose an idea-based piece, or a response to a text you’ve read or seen or heard, or a description of place that matters to you. The only requirement is that you write something new, and that feels different from your previous pieces.

Experiments Online

• My Mother’s Coat (h/t Joe)
• College Majors as Vines (h/t Tori)
• How Your Old Friend Tries to Pyramid Scheme You (h/t Kaylee)
• Once You Order From McDonald’s (h/t Kailey)

To Do

1. Tues, 4/23, class: Please bring 5 print copies of your R3 with you to class. (You can print them single-spaced and back-to-back. We will create groups in class to workshop these pieces.
2. Thurs, 4/25, class: Read Berry (17–27), Kinkaid (257-64), and Nye (401–04). I have selected these more idea-driven examples of creative nonfiction.
3. Mon, 4/29, 11:00 am: Post X5 to your individual folder on Google Drive.

 

 

 

Class, Thurs, 4/11

X4: Experimental Nonfiction

Hermit Crab Essays

• Brenda Miller, The Shared Space Between Reader and Writer (2015)
• Kim Adrian, ed., The Shell Game (2018)

Fastwrite: Write a brief, “reused” rejection letter.

To Do

1. Mon, 4/15, 10:00 am: Post X4 to your individual folder on Google Drive.
2. Tues, 4/16, class: Read Bliss (TA 28–42), Farmington (176–89), Moore (TA 389–95).
3. Thurs, 4/18, class: Discuss X4s.