Readings and Responsibilities
8/26 | Syllabus. Introductions. Discuss Treadmill Journal & Jeremy Collins's "Shadow Boxing" Early, Middle & Published Draft in The Georgia Review |
1-2 distribute |
Week 2
9/2 |
Read: Laura Matter's "Pursuing the Great Bad Novelist" & "Franz Schubert Dreamt of Indians" Early, Middle & Published Drafts in The Georgia Review
Laura Matter visits
Read: "Essayists on the Essay" Read: Gornick's "The Situation & The Story" Read: Workshops (website handout) Read: Peer Response (website handout) Read: Notes on Craft (website handout) Write: Peer Responses Workshop 1-2 |
3-5 distribute |
9/9 | Read Melody Gee's "Back Home" Early, Middle and Published Drafts in North Dakota Quarterly Read: Patricia Hampl's "Memory & Imagination" Read: Philip Lopate's "Writing Personal Essays: On the Necessity of Turning Oneself into a Character" Workshop 3-5 |
6-9 distribute |
Week 4
9/16 | Read: Paul Bogard's "Crash" Early and Published Draft in River Teeth Read: Philip Lopate's "Reflection & Retrospection" Workshop 6-9 |
1-3 distribute second draft, first essay |
Week 5
9/23 | Read: Molly Cooney's "Missing Pieces" Early, Middle & Published Draft in The Gettsyburg Review
Read: An Interview with Jane Smiley Read: Jane Smiley: What Stories Teach Their Writers: The Purpose and Practice of Revision Workshop 1-3 |
4-6 distribute second draft, first essay |
9/30 | Read: Daryl Farmer's "Bicycling the Cowboy State" Early and Published Draft in The Laurel Review
Read: Offutt's "The Eleventh Draft" Read: Revising for the Middle Draft (website handout) Workshop 4-6 |
7-9 distribute second draft, first essay |
Week 7
10/7 | Martin in Spain, Class Cancelled |
Week 8
10/14 | Fall Break |
Week 9
10/21 | READ: Frank Huyler's "The Cook's Son" Early and Published Draft in The American Scholar Frank Huyler visits Read: Susan Sontag's "Read, Write, Rewrite" Workshop 7-9 BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS REFLECTION DUE |
1-3 distribute 1st draft, 2nd essay |
Week 10
10/28 | Read: Rachel Pratt's "Broken Waters" Early, Middle & Published Draft in Fourth Genre Read: Madison Smartt Bell's "Modular Design" & "Linear Design" Workshop 1-3 |
4-6 distribute 1st draft, 2nd essay |
Week 11
11/4 | Read: Gregory Martin's "Cutting the Snow" Early and Published Drafts in Creative Nonfiction Gregory Martin visits Read: Tim O'Brien's "The Magic Show" Workshop 4-6 |
7-9 distribute 1st draft, 2nd essay |
Week 12
11/11 | Read: Charles Baxter's "Dysfunctional Narratives" Workshop 7-9 |
1-3 distribute 2nd draft, 2nd essay |
Week 13
11/18 | Workshop 1-3 |
4-6 distribute 2nd draft, 2nd essay |
Week 14
11/25 | Thanksgiving |
Week 15
12/2 | Workshop 4-6 |
7-9 distribute 2nd draft, 2nd essay |
Week 16
12/9 | Workshop 7-9 |
Week 17
12/16 |
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