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Week 1
Week 2
Mon Sept 10 Read: On Writing Well ch 1,2,6 (in readings on website) Discuss: Principles and
Methods
Wed Sept 12 Read: On Writing Well Ch 8, 9, 10 (in readings on website) Discuss: Principles and
Methods
Week 3
Wed Sept 19 Read: On Writing Well Ch. 12, 20, 21, 22 (in readings on website) ; TTS pxv-xvii, p14-16
(emailed) Discuss: Essay 1, Attitudes, blog
Week 4
Mon Sept 24 Due: Blog Post Read: Mrs. Kelly’s Monster (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading
and interviewing, book club
Wed Sept 26 Due: blog. Read: “Why Me” (In readings on website) and Read: Telling True Stories
p104-107, p126-128, p132-135, p139-140, p158-159 (emailed) Discuss: reading, profile writing,
Week 5
Wed Oct 3 Due: Essay #1 for workshop. and First Book Club Meeting.
Week 6
Wed Oct 10 Due: Blog Read: On Writing Well Ch 13, 15, and 18 (emailed) and Talk of the Town
examples (reading on website) Discuss: Essay 2, Reading
Week 7
Mon Oct 15 Due: Book Club meeting #2. Read: Telling True Stories p20-22, p24-28 (emailed)
Discuss: reading, writing from photos
Wed Oct 17 Due: Blog Read: Bring to class a sample of a Talk of the Town essay Discuss:
reading
Week 8
Mon Oct 22 Due: Book Club meeting #3 Discuss: Book Club and Design
Week 9
Mon Oct 29 Due: Essay #2 for workshop and Book Club meeting #4
Wed Oct 31 Due: Essay #2 Read: excerpt of feature categories (on website) and Telling True Stories
p230-233, p233-235 (Emailed) Discuss: features in newspaper and magazines, Essay #3 and #4
Week 10
Mon Nov 5 Due: Blog and book club meeting #5 Read: “A Most American Terrorist:The Making of
Dylan Roof” (in links on website) Discuss: features
Wed Nov 7 Due: Blog Read: Telling True Stories p164-169, p170-172, 172, 176 (emailed) and “The
Girl in the Window” (in readings on website) Discuss: Readings
Week 11
Wed Nov 14 Monday Class Schedule, Wed classes will not meet Due: blog Read:
Telling True Stories p198-202, p202-205, p235-239 (Emailed) and “The Bravest Woman in Seattle” (in
readings on website) Discuss: features
Week 12
Mon Nov 19 Due:Book Club Meeting #6
Week 13
Mon Nov 26 Due: Essay #3 for workshop and Book Club Meeting #7 Discuss: Fourth Feature
Wed Nov 28 Due: Essay #3 and Blog post Read: “Adam and Megans Story” in readings on website.
Discuss: Reading
Week 14
Mon Dec 3 Due: Book Club Presentation Work Day Discuss: Final Portfolios, publication
opportunities, book club presentations
Week 15
Mon Dec 10 Class Cancelled for conferences and draft of essay #4 due
Final Exam 11:00-1:00: Final portfolios due (including essay 4) and Final Exam Reading.