April 2nd, 2013

4/2/13

In Class:
Instructor performed original slam poem.

Journal--   Picture one location in which you spent a significant amount of time during your break. Describe everything about this location.

Reviewed syllabus, class expectations, on-going assignments, and course structure.

Discussed the purpose of writing notebooks using the metaphor of gardens:
-->"…[J]ot it all down. Use your notebook as a kind of seedbed. Once you’ve learned to recognize the seeds, you’ll probably have more than you can use. With a little tending—sketching, adding, changing, seeing what moves you—some will sprout. Some will grow. Some will even make it to the harvest. How do you choose among them all? That’s simple. Eventually, one idea, properly tended, becomes irresistible and fills the mind." -Stephen Koch, The Modern Library Writer's Workshop
Read "How Planting a Seed Can Change Your Life" by Brianne Burrows.
Planted annual wildflower seeds to represent the beginning of the artistic writing process.

Reviewed on-going Poetic Devices assignment.

Homework:
Decorate your writing notebook by Tuesday.
Bring a photo to class next Tuesday.