CATTt |
Posted by Gary Hink
November 25th, 2009
“The project is to learn to write with patterns that function
more like music than like concepts.” (91)
— Ulmer, Heuretics
“For what one lacks access to from experience one will have no ear. ”
— Nietzsche, Ecce Homo
Final Project: “Resonance Assemblage”
Informal Proposal — due Friday 27-Nov
— (contact me if you need to post on Saturday, as I am replying in queue)
suggested reading: “Mystory” excerpts by Ulmer (PDF)
Review Experiment, especially CATTt
(and notes from 09 & 23 Nov classes;
have you updated your “Analogy” category inventory?)
Read the rest of this entry »
M 23-Nov Due: Response 6 — Part I (1:55pm) Creative Prompt
— Part II: Analysis of Classmate’s Entry (due 11:59pm). Prompt
Extra Credit (optional) Analytic Response — Prompt
Read the rest of this entry »
F 04-Sept Cambridge / Narrative Chapter 6 plus
Katherine Anne Porter: “Theft” (1929)
Online Discussion — required (attendance/participation credit)
See instructions below and post replies in comments here.
Reminders / Other Tasks:
- Request Discussion Dates (by 04-Sept)
- First Blog Entry (“reading journal”) — Due Friday (on your blog)
- Discuss any of the 5 short stories from this week;
and/or any concept(s) from Abbott (first 6 chapters), illustrating with narratives of your choice.
- General Suggestions
- “Tech Support” entry
Read The Great Gatsby over long weekend.
- (discussing through Chapter 4 on W 09-Sept)
- Read Abbott Chp. 6 closely for Gatsby discussion.
Read the rest of this entry »
Week’s Readings
(story title = link)
M 31-Aug Cambridge / Narrative Chapters 2-3 plus
Willa Cather: “The Affair at Grover Station” (1900)
& Zora Neale Hurston: “Spunk” (1925)
W 02-Sept Cambridge / Narrative Chapters 4-5 plus
Dorothy Parker: “You Were Perfectly Fine” (1929)
& Parker: “The Last Tea” (1932)
F 04-Sept Cambridge / Narrative Chapter 6 plus
Katherine Anne Porter: “Theft” (1929) & (TBA)
Due: First Blog Entry
