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View the Homework Calendar for March 27 - April 26

 * == March 29/ Thursday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| 1) Good quality Green (second) draft of Baby Memoir 1. Pretty up what needs to be prettied up, add what needs to be added, take out what needs to be taken out. **The Skirt Rule of Length applies: Short enough to catch and keep the reader's attention, and long enough to cover the important parts**. ||
 * == March 27/ Tuesday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====1) Read Chapter 9, "Of Conflict," from //Crafting the Personal Essay//. **Be prepared for the possibility of being called to take part in a fishbowl discussion of this chapter. Part of being prepared is to complete the writing exercises and share if called upon to do so.**====

====2) Good quality Pink (first) draft of @Baby Memoir 1. In your draft, demonstrate an understanding of conflict by adding some to your story. **Bring enough copies for everyone in your team, including you.**==== ||
 * == March 22/ Thursday ==

by Noon and 2:00 PM
|| ==== 1) //Old Friend From Far Away// Section 9, 10 Discussion Response due by Noon on Desire 2 Learn. ====

2) Typed versions of three (3) of the writing prompts from Section 9, 10 in Old Friend by 2 PM. Bring two (2) copies.
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 * == March 20/ Tuesday ==

by Noon and 2:00 PM
|| ==== ) //Old Friend From Far Away// Section 6, 7, 8 Discussion Response due by Noon on Desire 2 Learn. ====

2) Typed versions of three (3) of the writing prompts from Section 6, 7, 8 in Old Friend by 2 PM. Bring two (2) copies.
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 * == March 15/ Thursday ==

by Noon and 2:00 PM
|| ====1) //Old Friend From Far Away// Section 5 Discussion Response due by Noon on Desire 2 Learn.====

2) Typed versions of three (3) of the writing prompts from Section 5 in Old Friend by 2 PM. Bring two (2) copies.
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 * == March 13 / Tuesday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====No homework due.==== ||
 * == March 5 - 10 == || ==Mid-Semester Break. Enjoy, relax, and stay safe!== ||
 * == March 1 / Thursday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====Review what we've read so far in //Old Friend From Far Away//. Identify five different chapters we haven't discussed yet. Highlight/underline/annotate particular passages. Be prepared to talk intelligently about what you've selected.==== ||
 * == February 28 / Tuesday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====1) Revised final draft (Kodak) of @Flash CNF due.====

====3) Read "Purger". Be prepared to discuss the following: **Is "Purger" an example of scriptotherapy? Explain and justify your interpretation with specific evidence (or lack of evidence) from the piece.**====

====4) Visit the National Eating Disorders website. Dig around the Information and Resources pages specifically. Educate yourself about eating disorders, and use what you're learning to generate questions to ask me in relation to my own experiences. Be sure the questions are of appropriate depth.==== ||
 * == February 23 / Thursday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====__From Old //Friend From Far Away//__:====

//**NOTE: When discussing, address chapters/passages different from ones classmates reference before your turn.**//
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 * == February 21 / Tuesday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====__From //Old Friend From Far Away//__:====

====2) Type a one-page reflection (MLA format) of how your perception and understanding of memoir writing is being shaped or challenged by the readings. Support your statements with relevant quotes that show you've read all three sections.==== ||
 * == February 16 / Thursday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====__From //Crafting the Personal Essay//__:====

====Read Chapter 3, "Writing the Memoir Essay." Annotate the text and be prepared to discuss relevant ideas/concepts. Also, choose three of the prompts to do five-minute free writes about **in your writer's notebook (not typed -- I won't be collecting these)**. Be prepared to share those preliminary explorations informally with the peer review groups you had for the Flash CNF piece.==== ||
 * == February 14 / Tuesday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====1) Revised draft of your @Flash CNF piece that clearly shows signs of implementing feedback from your peer review session. Include the commented drafts when you submit your revision to me.====

====2) Listen to the "Our Storied Lives" podcasts once more. (Go to the File Cabinet page for the links.) Pay close attention to the neuroscience and big-picture information about human beings' drives to tell stories, to share stories, to revise our lives. (There's no need to focus on Sean's story -- that part is the most easily understood part of what we heard and is used for illustration's sake, not as the main point, per se.) Demonstrating a close listening, describe how your own experiences and relationship to your life story fits in with what you heard. Reference specific quotes/parts of the podcasts. Type up your response (MLA format). Be prepared to discuss before handing in.==== ||
 * == February 9 / Thursday ==

by 11:59 PM
|| ====Go to our Desire 2 Learn site. Once you've logged in and are inside our D2L site, click on Discussions. You will see a Discussion forum titled Brevity Inspiration. Click the hyperlinked "Brevity Inspiration," then click Compose to write your response. When you're finished, click Post (bottom right hand corner).==== ||
 * == February 7 / Tuesday ==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====**Good first draft** of a @Flash CNF piece. (Notice and heed the bolded words!)====

*Attendance matters! (Especially to the final project grade!)
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 * ==February 2 / Thursday==

by 2:00 PM
|| ====__Required__:==== ====Read "Heart Scars" by Michelle Bryant. (You can also find the link on the @Flash CNF page of our site.) Be prepared to share your insights and perceptions about how the piece fits the Flash CNF mold.====

Read pieces from the Essay On the Craft section of the @Flash CNF page of our site.
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 * === **January 31 /Tuesday** ===

**by 2:00 PM**
|| ====1) From __Crafting the Personal Essay__:====

====Read Chapter 7, "Pursuing Mental Rabbits." Complete, and type up, the Writing Exercise on page 76 ("I'm Gonna Get That Rascally Rabbit!"). You will do two things: 1) Craft your recollection as a scene, using the information about scene-writing you were given as guideposts; and 2) After your scene ends, answer the questions the exercise poses about why you have retained that memory and its significance.====

2) Download and read "Navel-Gazing," from Lee Gutkind's __Keep It Real__. (The file is below.) Annotate the text and be prepared to discuss.

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 * === **January 26 /Thursday** ===

**by 2:00 PM**
|| ====Read "Close Encounters," a CNF piece written by Delta College English Professor Jeff Vande Zande. Mr. Vande Zande is our guest as a visiting author to answer your questions, and discuss your impressions, regarding his piece. __In the margins of the piece, identify questions you have for him about craft (how he wrote the piece technically), about the marriage of memory and imagination, and about the story itself.__====

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 * == **January 24 /Tuesday** ==

**by 2:00 PM**
|| ====Who I Am Today Essay due. (Follow the hyperlink to be taken to the instructions.)==== ||
 * ==**January 19/Thursday**==

**by 2:00 PM**
|| ====No homework due.==== ||
 * === **January 17/ Tuesday** ===
 * by 2:00 PM** || ==== From __Crafting the Personal Essay:__ ====

3) Read Chapter 12, "Who Am I Today?" Complete Writing Exercise: Plain Vanilla You and The Myriad Self in your Writer's Notebook.
__Note: Highlight or otherwise annotate your chapters so you have talking points to share with the class (and so I know you've actively read the material when I look out at you in class). Also, be prepared to share your Writing Exercise musings in small groups and/or the full class.__ ||
 * ==**January12/Thursday**==

**by 2:00 PM**
|| ====From __Crafting the Personal Essay:__====

3) Read Chapter 2, "The Personal (Not Private) Essay." Complete Writing Exercise: The Flood of Memory in your Writer's Notebook.
__Note: Highlight or otherwise annotate your chapters so you have talking points to share with the class (and so I know you've actively read the material when I look out at you in class). Also, be prepared to share your Writing Exercise musings in small groups and/or the full class.__ ||