First Post and Syllabus

So I will post questions, further readings and stuff like that here.

Here is a link that relates to what we'll be working on in class Thursday 2/3.

http://www.sixwordstories.net/2008/12/for-sale-baby-shoes-never-used-ernest-hemmingway/

Prof. O'Connell

2/1 T Group work with short stories, A Very Short Story by Earnest

Hemmingway pg. 263, In class Exercise A Very Short Story, Read Just Before the War With the Eskimos

2/3 R Just Before the War With the Eskimos, Read 62-69, Bring in a story from the news

for next class

2/8 T Group Work with pgs. 62-69 and news story, Typed 2 page story built around news story due Tues 2/15, Read The Laughing Man for next class

2/10 R 2 page story built around news story due, The Laughing Man, In class Writing Prompt # 11

2/15 T In Cold Blood (Film)

2/17 R In Cold Blood (Film), Read Figures of Speech pgs. 81-85  for next class.

2/22 T In class Writing Prompt #9, Five Senses Piece due 3/1

2/24 R  In class assignment, Read TV Handout

3/1 T Five Senses Piece due, TV Handout

3/3 R In class Writing Prompt # 7, You can take the kid out of Brooklyn…assignment due next class

3/8 T You can take the kid out of Brooklyn…assignment due, ABC Assignment, Typed ABC Assignment due Tuesday 11/9, Read Down at the Dinghy for next class

3/10 R Down at the Dinghy, Read Narration and Its Techniques pgs. 212-216

AND “Sunday in the Park” pgs. 269-272

3/15 T In class Writing Prompt # 2, Personal Narrative Due Thursday 3/24 3 pages, typed double-spaced, Read For Esme-with Love and Squalor

3/17 R For Esme-with Love and Squalor, Think About a topic and bring in some piece of writing associated with something that bothers you or something you feel very strongly about

3/22 T In class Writing Prompt # 3, Type 1 Page Blog Due Tues 3/29,

3/24 R Fahrenheit 9/11 (Film)

3/29 T Fahrenheit 9/11 (Film)Read Pretty My Mouth and Green My Eyes

3/31 R Pretty My Mouth and Green My Eyes, Read pgs. 314-317 for next class

4/5 T Group Work on pg, 317, 319-320 In class dialogue assignment,

4/7 R Group Work with Figures of Speech, Assign Groups and exchange information Read pgs. 175-182 for next class

4/12 T 175-182, Group Work with The Elements of Fiction (Type up your section for next class)

4/14 R Group Work with The Elements of Fiction

4/19 T In assignment

4/21 R Final Group Work Due