Week 16 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, December 10th

• EXTRA CREDIT DUE BY NOON IN MY MAILBOX IN ELABS 125

Friday, December 14th

• FINAL PORTFOLIO REVISIONS DUE BY MIDNIGHT

Week 15 Agenda [Tentative]

Wednesday, December 5th

• ENGL 4351 TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (7-10pm@UTRGV Studio Theater)

Thursday, December 6th

• MALINALLI: THE CONCERT WORKSHOP OF ACT 2 (8-10pm@UTRGV Student Union Theater)

Friday, December 7th

• UTRGV STUDY DAY [NO CLASS]
• Homework
• continue revising/preparing your FINAL PORTFOLIO

Week 14 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, November 30th

• On Final Portfolio & Reflective Essay
• On Publishing & Creative Writing MFA Program w/special guest/s
• In-Class Workshop
• Homework
• continue revising/preparing your FINAL PORTFOLIO

Week 13 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, November 23rd

• THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY [NO CLASS]

Week 12 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, November 16th

• Discussion Leaders: Gaby Urbano
• Chapter 12: What is This Story Really About?
• Richter, “My Date With Satan” (417-426)
• Workshop #10: JC Attwood & Pedro Cano
• Homework
• Enjoy the holiday break!
• Print/bring two (2) copies of your short story for our in-class workshop on 11/30

RR#10: Chapter 12 & “My Date With Satan”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 11 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, November 9th

• Discussion Leaders: Eloy Sepulveda
• Chapter 9
• Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues” (290-312)
• Workshop #9: Clarissa Cardenas & Andrea Castaneda
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #10: Pedro Cano & JC Attwood
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Chapter 12: What is This Story Really About?
• Richter, “My Date With Satan” (417-426)
• Complete RR#10 by midnight on Wednesday, 11/14

RR#9: Chapter 9 & “Sonny’s Blues”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 10 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, November 2nd

• Discussion Leaders: Maria Sanchez & Leslie Perez
• Chapter 7
• Marquez, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” (252-256)
• Workshop #8: Eduardo Castellanos & Joaquin Castillo
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #9: Clarissa Cardenas & Andrea Castaneda
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Chapter 9
• Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues” (290-312)
• Complete RR#10 by midnight on Wednesday, 11/7

RR#8: Chapter 7 & “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 9 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, October 26th

• Discussion Leaders: Sylvia Lopez & Alexis Perez
• Chapter 6
• Chekhov, “The Lady With the Little Dog” (208-220)
• Workshop #7: Angelica de la Cruz & Aaron Garza
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #8: Eduardo Castellanos & Joaquin Castillo
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Chapter 7
• Marquez, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” (252-256)
• Complete RR#9 by midnight on Wednesday, 10/31

RR#8: Chapter 6 & “The Lady With The Little Dog”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 8 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, October 19th

• Discussion Leaders: Joseph Gonzalez & Allison Gonzalez
• Chapter 5
• Packer, “Brownies” (163-178)
• Workshop #6: Dorie Garza & Marco Garza
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #7: Angelica de la Cruz & Aaron Garza
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Chapter 6
• Chekhov, “The Lady With the Little Dog” (208-220)
• Complete RR#8 by midnight on Wednesday, 10/24

RR#7: Chapter 5 & “Brownies”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 7 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, October 12th

• Discussion Leaders: Dorie Garza & Marco Garza 
• Chapter 4
• Díaz, “Fiesta, 1980” (137-146)
• Workshop #5: Allison Gonzalez & Joseph Gonzalez
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #6: Dorie Garza & Marco Garza
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Chapter 5
• Packer, “Brownies” (163-178)
• Complete RR#7 by midnight on Wednesday, 10/17

RR#6: Chapter 4 & “Fiesta, 1980”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 6 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, October 5th

• Discussion Leaders: Angelica de la Cruz & Aaron Garza 
• Chapter 8
• Hemingway, “Hills Like White Elephants” (269-272)
• Workshop #4: Alexis Perez & Sylvia Lopez
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #5: Allison Gonzalez & Joseph Gonzalez
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Chapter 4
• Díaz, “Fiesta, 1980” (137-146)
• Complete RR#6 by midnight on Wednesday, 10/10

RR#5: Chapter 8 & “Hills Like White Elephants”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 5 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, September 28th

• Discussion Leaders: James Attwood & Pedro Cano
• Ch. 11
• Cisneros, “Woman Hollering Creek” (53-60)
• Workshop #3: Maria Sanchez & Leslie Perez
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #4: Sylvia Lopez & Alexis Perez
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Chapter 8
• Hemingway, “Hills Like White Elephants” (269-272)
• Complete RR#5 by midnight on Wednesday, 10/3

RR#4: Ch. 11 & “Woman Hollering Creek”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 4 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, September 14th

• Discussion Leaders: Clarissa Cardenas & Andrea Castaneda
• Chapter 10
• Mukherjee, “The Management of Grief” (353-365)
• Workshop #2: Eloy Sepulveda & Jose Sias
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #3: Leslie Perez & Maria Sanchez
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday.
• Ch. 11
• Cisneros, “Woman Hollering Creek” (53-60)
• Complete RR#4 by midnight on Wednesday, 9/26

RR#3: Chapter 10 & “The Management of Grief”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 3 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, September 14th

• Discussion Leaders: Eduardo Castellanos & Joaquin Castillo
• Ch. 3
• “What is the Objective Correlative?”
• “Understanding the Objective Correlative”
• O’Brien, “The Things They Carried”
• Workshop #1: Yelitza Saenz & Gabriela Urbano
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #2: Eloy Sepulveda & Jose Sias
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday:
• Chapter 10
• Mukherjee, “The Management of Grief” (353-365)
• Complete RR#3 by midnight on Wednesday, 9/19

RR#2: Ch. 3; “What is the Objective Correlative?”; “Understanding the Objective Correlative”; and “The Things They Carried”

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 2 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, September 7th

• Your Journal & Story Ideas Lists
• Intro to New Yorker Fiction Podcasts & New Pages
• Discussion Leader: Dr. Moreira
• Laplante, Ch. 13
• "The Submitter's Dilemma" by Becky Tuch
• "What Editors Want" by Lynne Barrett
• Workshop 0: Dr. Moreira
• Homework
• Prepare for Workshop #1: Yelitza Saenz & Gabriela Urbano
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday:
• Ch. 3
• “What is the Objective Correlative?” (available under READINGS)
• “Understanding the Objective Correlative” (available under READINGS)
• O’Brien, “The Things They Carried” (79-92)
• Complete RR#2 by midnight on Wednesday, 9/12
• start drafting your Story Ideas and Journal List
• name your Google Docs like this:
• Ideas-YourFullName
• JournalList-YourFullName

RR#1: Ch. 13; "The Submitter's Dilemma;" and "What Editors Want"

Post your reading response to the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on Wednesdays, no exceptions.

Week 1 Agenda [Tentative]

Friday, August 31st

• Course Blog, Syllabus, & Introductions
• Activity: Why do I write, and What Makes a Writer?
• Google Drive Setup in ECOBE 217
• Homework
• Print/read/bring the following to class for discussion next Friday:
• Laplante, Ch. 13
• "The Submitter's Dilemma" by Becky Tuch (under READINGS)
• "What Editors Want" by Lynne Barrett (under READINGS)
• Complete RR#1 by midnight on Wednesday, 9/5

Welcome to ENGL4 4352!

The purpose of this blog is to provide an online space where all of our class materials will be available. 

On the blog itself, I will post:

• Weekly agendas
• Reading Responses and other Homework

On the right side of our blog you will find:

• My contact information
• Our course syllabus
• Google Drive instructions
• Workshop Schedule
• Discussion Leader Schedule
• Forms & Samples
• Blog Archive

At the top of our blog, you will find:

• Readings & Supplementals
• Includes select course readings, handouts, and supplemental web links
• Your Journal List
• Includes guidelines for compiling your list of prospective journals.
• Your Story Ideas
• Includes guidelines for compiling your Story Idea list.
• Your Reflective Essay
• Includes guidelines for composing your reflective essay at the end of the semester.
• Your Final Portfolio
• Includes guidelines for your gathering all materials required for your final portfolio.

Essentially, if you need information about this course, you need only visit this blog and it's likely you'll find your answers. So, browse around and get to know the blog well. 

I'm looking forward to a fun and meaningful semester!