Week 11

3/25           Film discussion—film TBA
Possibly Sorry to Bother You (2018)?

3/27            A5 work day

3/29            Conferences

Week 12

ePortfolio blog post due this week by Friday 5pm. Title of post: “Growth.” Content: Consider feedback you received on past assignments. Using specific examples, explain one way you’ve grown as a writer from the beginning of the semester until now. What is an area you’ve strengthened from your first assignment to this assignment? Then consider your previous work habits. What is one way you’ve strengthened your work habits from the beginning of the semester until now? Do you begin papers earlier, or focus on an area you may have neglected in the past? 1-2 paragraphs.

4/1            Conferences

4/3            Conferences

4/5            TBA

Week 13

Types of Presentations

4/8            Blackfish documentary (available on Netflix)

4/10            Watch in-class: “Sex Education” from Last Week Tonight
Watch in-class: “Levi Wokes” from SNL

4/12            Hannah Gadsby’s “Nannette” (available on Netflix)

Due: A5 paper (updated due date)

Week 14

4/15            “All the Dead are Vampires” by Michael Sims (D 9)
In-class: fun activity!

4/17            Options:
Professionalization—bring your resume or CV to class
Presentation work time

4/19            “Eulogies for Whitney Houston, Ronald Reagan, and Rosa Parks” (D 177)
“Novelist Shelved” by Norman Mailer (eC)
In-class: eulogy activity; presentation work time