Monday, September 30

Collect draft of the college essay. Discuss the Writer's Notebooks What have you been noticing/writing about for your weekly assignments? Post-it note analysis of Suarez' "El Hoyo": How does he create place? HW: I will collect Writers' Notebooks on Friday. Be certain to have labeled your entries, and flag the one entry you want me to respond to. This week, I would like you to begin reading the memoirs you are interested in--just the first chapter or 20 pages or so--to determine which of these books you will commit to reading. You will have to own a copy of the book two weeks from today.

Tuesday, October 1

Today, we will discuss neighborhood as a sense of place. We'll listen to a selection of a TAL episode about neighborhoods. We will then begin a Writer's Notebook entry: Describe a place of importance. Small group reading of your object journals. HW: Type your object description and bring it to class on Thursday.

Wednesday, October 2

In lab 224 to revise your object essays. What tone do you want to establish? What is the mood of your essay? HW: Take a break. Work on college applications, essays, if you must.

Thursday, October 3

Writer's Notebook entry: How did you learn to write? What do you remember about becoming a writer?HW: Revising the object essay, and bring in a clean, 8.5"x11" sheet for "publishing" your work.

Friday, October 4

Turn in your Writers' Notebooks. Be certain to flag (with a post-it note) the entry you want me to respond to. Introduction to the writer's autobiography assignment. HW: You should be ordering your memoir so that you can have it one week for today. Some great sources for books include: Market Fresh Books in Evanston on Church, Howard Books in Evanston on Maple, Half Price Books on Touhy...