For some flapper-radio selections, you might have this playing as you do your Jazz Age reading.
http://www.bassocantante.com/flapper/music.html
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
The Safety of Objects Part 2
will run today in Kinney 213 at 2 p.m.
T-H students interested in continuing the video should let me know and we'll schedule a viewing time for next week (after I check to see that I can rent it from somewhere--which should be possible.) I thought maybe we'd bring snacks, beverages, popcorn? and finish up.
Have a wonderful weekend. It's good bicycling weather. Enjoy.
T-H students interested in continuing the video should let me know and we'll schedule a viewing time for next week (after I check to see that I can rent it from somewhere--which should be possible.) I thought maybe we'd bring snacks, beverages, popcorn? and finish up.
Have a wonderful weekend. It's good bicycling weather. Enjoy.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
FICTION WORKSHOPS CAGE ASSIGNMENT
Select from these:
1. Write a piece with passages that are both disconnected and connected at once. (Interpret broadly.)
2. Choose three of the songs that you saw and implement some portion of their rules or scenarios into a story.
3. Take this trigger: The man rolled around on makeshift roller-skis, two planks of wood, four coasters, and some lovely champagne suede shoes nailed on to the appartus
or this one: In the middle of the floor a bed, around the bed, a crowd and every so often....
Write for two hundred words minimum from one of these take-off points.
1. Write a piece with passages that are both disconnected and connected at once. (Interpret broadly.)
2. Choose three of the songs that you saw and implement some portion of their rules or scenarios into a story.
3. Take this trigger: The man rolled around on makeshift roller-skis, two planks of wood, four coasters, and some lovely champagne suede shoes nailed on to the appartus
or this one: In the middle of the floor a bed, around the bed, a crowd and every so often....
Write for two hundred words minimum from one of these take-off points.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Week of September 15-19 Literature Class
T 09/15 The Jazz Age The Harlem Renaissance.
For some perspective, a little bit of timeline:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005846/categories/artliter/artslit.htm
Homework: Read all of the biography and poetry of Langston Hughes on this link (main text in center and right links, you don't need to read all of the prose pieces on the left, but they are very interesting.)
I have only one for the assigned reading: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5657
to introduce you to The Harlem Renaissance.
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83
Be ready to discuss his work, themes, formal strategies, etc.
H 09/17 Discussion Harlem Renaissance
Homework:
For some perspective, a little bit of timeline:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005846/categories/artliter/artslit.htm
Homework: Read all of the biography and poetry of Langston Hughes on this link (main text in center and right links, you don't need to read all of the prose pieces on the left, but they are very interesting.)
I have only one for the assigned reading: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5657
to introduce you to The Harlem Renaissance.
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83
Be ready to discuss his work, themes, formal strategies, etc.
H 09/17 Discussion Harlem Renaissance
Homework:
Friday, September 11, 2009
ATTENTION FICTION WORKSHOPS
Tues-Thurs. I had the impression that you did not have a letter for our Strange People author. If I was wrong and you did, let me know. Otherwise, I felt we had a pretty productive convo about that.
Since next week is interrupted by the Cage performance, let's work on writing exercises this week and preparing for your first workshops. This means that your first stories will be due with copies on Tuesday 09/22 & Wednesday 09/23 (Groups One). Obviously, I expect sufficient copies stapled and ready to be distributed at the start of class on those days. (Regardless of when I choose to have you hand them out, I would like them (the copies) and you (the authors) in seats, and on time on the day of handouts.
These first stories should be anywhere from three-five pages minimum. They can be a series of shorter pieces interconnected or not. They can be the start of a much longer piece.
Any additional questions, please feel free to ask. Have a wonderful weekend. -s
Since next week is interrupted by the Cage performance, let's work on writing exercises this week and preparing for your first workshops. This means that your first stories will be due with copies on Tuesday 09/22 & Wednesday 09/23 (Groups One). Obviously, I expect sufficient copies stapled and ready to be distributed at the start of class on those days. (Regardless of when I choose to have you hand them out, I would like them (the copies) and you (the authors) in seats, and on time on the day of handouts.
These first stories should be anywhere from three-five pages minimum. They can be a series of shorter pieces interconnected or not. They can be the start of a much longer piece.
Any additional questions, please feel free to ask. Have a wonderful weekend. -s
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