Week 9: Open Letters

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Monday, October 24

  • Weekly writing for Week 8 (Letters of Historical Note) due by midnight.
  • Submit your post URL in Canvas.

Tuesday, October 25

Before Class

Things to think about:

In Class

  • WE WILL NOT MEET AS A CLASS TODAY.
  • Discussion of open letters (online discussion via Hypothes.is)
  • Use the time for the Open Letter Sign-up: Letters to a Young Writer by Colum McCann on reserve at the Lending Services Desk.

Thursday, October 27

Before Class

In Class

  • Discussion of Letters to a Young Writer
    • pointing exercise for the first letter
    • key takeaways from each letter in the book in the order listed on sign-up (think of this as the one thing you think everyone should know about that chapter/letter)
  • Letter #2 due in class
  • Assignment: Letter #3
  • Reminder, next week the letters on note essay and presentation are due.
    • REMINDER: your One-Button-Studio practice presentation link needs to be submitted by Sunday.

Weekly Writing

  1. This weekly writing should focus on any reading/activity/exercise/etc that you found particularly interesting this week.
  2. Weekly Writings will be due by Monday of each week.
  3. Submit your post URL in Canvas.
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