Syllabus for week 12, November 11 2013

Monday, November 11

Veterans Day. Today we will take a break from creative non-fiction to look at poetry, specifically Randall Jarrett's "Death of a Ball Turret Gunner," and discuss the similarities between the poet's technique and what we've been studying in class. HW: Read another poem, "Here Bullet," by Brian Turner, located here (you will have to scroll down to read the poem).

Tuesday, November 12

Discussing the results from your weekend journal, about rude behavior. HW: No homework.

Wednesday, November 13

Today we will read "A Black Fan of Country Music Finally Tells All." Rather than writing out the OTIS answers, we will discuss them in small group. Subsequently, we will answer journal question 1 on our writers' notebooks. HW: Read "Bananas for Rent'" and answer the the OTIS (Organization and Ideas, Technique and Style) questions on page 92. 

Thursday, November 14

Today we will begin in-class meetings about the writer's autobiography. While we are doing that, the class is going to watch a classic writing film, Throw Mama from the Train. HW: Revising your essays.

Friday, November 15

Today we will begin in-class meetings about the writer's autobiography. While we are doing that, the class is going to watch a classic writing film, Throw Mama from the Train. HW: Revising your essays.