Week 9: Open Letters

Jump to…

• Monday
• Tuesday & Open Letters
  • Before Class
  • In Class
• Thursday & Open Letters
  • Before Class
  • In Class
• Weekly Writing

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:

• Read (please use our Hypothes.is group):
  • Open Letter on Wikipedia
  • The Intimate, Political Power of the Open Letter
  • The Cowardice of Open Letters

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

• Open Letter Sign-up: Letters to a Young Writer by Colum McCann
  • Letters to a Young Writer is available on reserve in the library at the Lending Services desk
  • Everyone should read the first letter in the book
  • Everyone should select 3 letters from the book

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.