Quick
recap: This blog focuses on my
weekly reflections on what is working well or failing miserably in my creative
writing class. I haven’t taught it
since 2008, and I am amped for this new year.
Originally,
when I was designing the syllabus, I told myself to cut the assignments in half. However, since I recalled what I loved
about writing, I remembered that when I took these classes in college both at undergraduate and graduate levels, I was more focused
than ever on producing work. In
fact, I am one of those asshole writers that word vomits and produces masses
amount of work in a short time, when I have time to write. I want my students to develop that love
of writing, no matter what their process is, and to experience a variety of
writing.
I
am having my students write three short stories (including a piece of flash
fiction) and 2 poems. I am also requiring them read on a regular basis.
I chose an anthology edited by Junot Diaz, The Best American Short Stories and a poetry anthology, The Vintage Book of American Poetry
edited by J.D. McClatchy. Flash Fiction International is a
supplementary text that I plan on scanning. The main text is Bird
by Bird by Anna Lamott.
The
course is shaping up nicely, and the funny thing is that creating the syllabus
went by quickly and didn’t feel like work at all. I guess I needed a change, and also to align my writing and
academic goals.
That
is all I have because I need to read fast with focus; I have this golden hour
or half hour where my baby is asleep.
Here
is a link to my other blog. I don't normally cross post, but I'm new to
this writing regularly business, and my students will surely struggle with scheduling,
too.
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