WOC190 Spring 2021 Session 4

Discussion cont’d: How to keep writing?

Austin’s 10 aphorisms about literary writing

Final revision due 11:59pm on Monday

Think about the question: How to keep writing without deadlines?

Share “I Remembers”

Discussion: How to keep writing?

Work on final project

Think about the question: How to keep writing without deadlines?

What makes a good ending?

Reading by Hester

Observation and practice “I Remember”

Work on final project

Read and write “I Remembers”

Read classmates’ aphorisms and poems

Aphorisms: What I believe

Some advice about revising

Share postcards from the present

Reading by Xiaomeng

Decide which essay to revise for final

Look at endings

Write three aphorisms that reflect your beliefs

Rewrite “postcard from the present” as a poem

Final project due at midnight on Mon. May. 10

Share details from “Mazie”

Share aphorisms and

Reading by Rachel

Essay 3 (Character in Context) due next class

Share “postcards from the past”

Share details from “Mazie” and “The Man Who Eats”

In-class writing: sketches for Character essays

Reading by Rachel

Decide on a character for your essay

Write three aphorisms for your character

Read “Mazie” or “The Man Who Eats”

Write a “postcard from the present”

Share new aphorisms

Share details from “Uncle Pat”

Reading Siying

Write three new aphorisms

Pick an aphorism and imagine a character

Read “The Man Who Eats” and/or “Mazie”

Write about a character in a form we’ve practiced

Observations on Sheng Keyi

Introduction to form

Intro to character essay and “Proverbs of Hell”

Reading by Bobby

Write a “postcard from the past”

Read instructions for Essay 3

Read “Uncle Pat”

Read “The Proverbs of Hell” and write three new aphorisms

(Optional) start reading “Mazie” or “The Man Who Eats”

Discuss “The Mwiko”; share new endings

Lesson: symbolism

Share micro-poems

Reading by Hiba

Object essay due next class

Read 《怀乡书》(“The Book of Homesickness”) excerpts

Creating tension: “Orange Crush” and “Southern Summers”

Share objects

About grading

Start working on Object essay

Read “The Mwiko,” think of a new ending

Read classmates’ poem titles

Read handouts on grading and Literary Atlas

Share scenes from Short Cuts and Here Is New York

Share scenes based on micro-poems

Intro to concrete & abstract

Read “Orange Crush” and “Savoring a Sweet Taste of Southern Summers”

Think of an object

Give titles to “micro-poems”

Share Place essay adventures

Practice observation on a Place essay

Practice observations on excerpts of Home definitions

“The Game of Details”

Write 10 observations on a classmate’s Place essay

Write 2 scenes

Reread Orlean and White excerpts

Sign up to read out loud

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

Literary writing and concrete details

Definitions of home

Write definition of home as a list of concrete details

Read “The Old House at Home”

Read course handbook, skim syllabus

Plan time for an outing this coming weekend