9/29 - who you are and what you (won't) write about

We started class with a 5 part prompt that sets writers up to reflect on their emotional connections to their writing, and to do some reckoning between who they say they are to themselves -and what their writing suggests.  You did some good, honest work on this one - if it was useful, dig into it some more in your journal.


You spent the rest of class looking at Rodriguez writing, and thinking about what you might like to hear/ask/think about in response to the focus of his writing. You raised thoughtful questions - both about content and his writing life, and even if you don't ask them  - they may enrich your "listening."   The details of the event are: 


Hearts and Hands: Creating Community in Troubled Times, Tuesday, October 4, at 1:45 p.m. in Wilkins Theatre., Luis J. Rodriguez, award-winning poet, activist and bestselling author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A., will share his personal story of using education and the power of words to lift himself out of poverty and despair in the barrio of East L.A.


Sign up sheets

You also signed up for conferences on Essay 1, and for a "spot" for the Open Mic on the National Day of writing.  The conference list is available as a separate post (you can also use this list to look up the last names of individuals in your group so you can comment on your blogs.)


For Tuesday:
Blog 7:   Post Essay 1.  Even though we don't meet as a class - the essays are due Tuesday before class.  Those of you who signed up for conferences on Monday - please post your essay sometime Sunday so I can do some thinking about it before your conference.


Write: Provide some feedback to your group.  Yeah, they are somewhat random.  You are welcome to read and comment on as many classmates' drafts as you like - spend some time with your group.


Jen, Sam, Alison 
Aydin,  Nicole, Ashley, Cathryn
Amanda, Will,  Lauren, Brian
Josh, Neiha, James, Kathryn


Provide readerly feedback that dentifies what interests you, what you would more (or less) of;  and anything that left you with questions.