Digging in.

1.  Settling in, Journal-  If your life had a crux, a turning point, just one, what would it be?

2.  Journal Chat...  Tell a story.

3.  Reading Review-  Book First-  for information.

4.  Reading Review-  Sinatra...-  for turns, tools, tricks....

5.  Definition of CNF?

6.  Exercise 1-  In class beginning...

7.  HW-

Read pages 31- 40.  From "Creative Non-fiction Police" to "Schedules."  Notice what's important to you...

8.  Read:  "The Last American Hero is Junior Johnson, Yes!"    Please notice turns, tricks, tools and other cool stuff to chat about in class.

Welcome to CRW 180-

1.  Journal-Names-Attendance

What's the best thing you've ever read?  Why do you like it so?

Here's mine: Sonnet, Hopkins.

1.5-  Disclaimer and introduction.

1.6   Syllabus.

2.  Questions and Planning....

Survey!

1.  Are you currently working on a writing project?  What?

2.  Why did you take this class-  What are your goals and expectations?

3.  How much work are you expecting in this class?

4.  At the end of this class, what would you like to have accomplished?

5.  Have you taken a workshop class before?

6.  How often should we meet in groups to share our work?

7.  What's one thing you don't want to do in class?

8.  What's one thing we better do in class?


3.  Schedule and planning ...


4.  Moving towards a definition-  What's Creative Non-fiction?  

This is:  Captivity-  Sherman Alexie


5-  Writing exercise...In the book, xvii.  


6.  HW-  Read pages xv-31-- 

Please write three questions for further discussion, and identify the 5 most surprising or important points.

7.  HW-  Read "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold."

    Please pay attention as a writer, to tricks or moves the author employs.  Notice the dialogue and the scenes.