Syllabus Part 2

English 396
Section 002
Professor Bikowski
Syllabus Part 2

Week 4

2/11: Revision and Introduction to Poetry

Due: Setting Revision
One Art discussion
Workshop Dates
What is Poetry?
A Certain Lady
Line Breaks

Handouts: “Night Highway 99,” Gary Snider; “Song” Kelly; “Out, Out,” Frost; Figures of Speech; The Embarrassment Game

Homework:
Read: Burroway, “Poetry” (307-322); and read the handouts I gave you in class (Read the poems at least two or three times each!)

Journal: Exercise 9.7 p323 and The Embarrassment Game

Also: Figures of Speech handout

DUE NEXT CLASS: Group ONE 23 copies of poem for workshop

2/13: No Class

Due by Friday: Group one (Anthony, Matt, Lauren, Aubry) send out poems for workshop in email.

Homework:
Read: "Poetry" chapter in Burroway; Peer Work Group One; Poem handouts (3 times each)

Journal: Narrative Poetry Handout; The Ear Game

Write to hand in: (Typed) 200 words of commentary for group ONE poems. Bring a copy to give to the poet AND a copy to hand in to me.

DUE NEXT CLASS: Group TWO 23 copies of poem for workshop

Week 5

2/18: Workshop Group One

Handout: Imitation and Parody

DUE TODAY: Group TWO 23 copies

Homework:
Read: Peer Work Group Two

Journal: Imitation or Parody Poem

Write to hand in: (Typed) 200 words of commentary for group TWO poems. Bring a copy to give to the poet AND a copy to hand in to me.

DUE NEXT CLASS: Group THREE 23 copies of poem for workshop


2/20: Workshop Group Two

Handout: Poems; Collage Game

DUE TODAY: Group THREE 23 copies

Homework:
Read: "The Ruined World"; Peer Work Group Three

Journal: The Collage Game

Write to hand in: (Typed) 200 words of commentary for group three poems. Bring a copy to give to the poet AND a copy to hand in to me.

DUE NEXT CLASS: Group FOUR 23 copies of poem for workshop

Week 6

2/25: Workshop Group Three

DUE TODAY: Group FOUR 23 copies

Homework:
Read: Peer Work Group Four

Journal: Hand in next class!

Write to hand in: (Typed) 200 words of commentary for group four poems. Bring a copy to give to the poet AND a copy to hand in to me.

DUE NEXT CLASS: Group FIVE 23 copies of poem for workshop; Also, anyone who wants to have the class workshop a revision of a poem that you have already had workshopped, turn in 23 copies by Monday


2/27: Workshop Group Four

DUE TODAY: Group FIVE 23 copies and anyone who wants to have the class workshop a revision of a poem.

Homework:
Read: Peer Work Group Five and revisions

Write to hand in: (Typed) 200 words of commentary for group four poems. Bring a copy to give to the poet AND a copy to hand in to me.

Week 7

3/3: Due: Poetry Portfolio AND Journal

Write and Recite your memorized poems for the class!!

Homework:
Read: Burroway, “Story,” p163-172 and “Creative Non-Fiction,” p237-248; Handout

Journal: Write a list of ideas for a creative non-fiction piece. For each idea, come up with a potential title (ex. 7.2 p240); and p 242, ex 7.5.

3/5: Intro to Creative Non-Fiction