Autobiography Writing Workshop:
Agenda for1/26/2000
1) Discuss the readings.
How can they contribute to our planning for our own autobiographical
writing? (Topics? Themes? Style? Voice? Meaning?)
2) Discuss our goals for our writing and for the course.
3) Based on our goals, what suggestions do we have for our
future work together?
- Activivities
- Topics
- Schedule of work
- Evaluation criteria (what matters to us?)
- Methods of feedback and grading
4) Based on our discussions, what plan should we follow for
next week's work?
- What topic(s) should provide a focus for
our work?
- What writing should be due: should a general
"topic" be assigned or provided as a fall-back; should
we turn in complete preliminary drafts, pieces (openings, closings,
key scenes, or important descriptions), either?
- How should we discuss the writing of workshop
members?
- Should we expect to use Mondays and Wednesdays
differently? (Example: Mondays--draft and reading due, in-class
discussion of a topic in writing (using the readings), an brief
in-class writing or redrafting exercise. Wednesdays--new version
due, discussion of workshop writing.)