English 338: Studies in Genre—Memoir

Dr. Susanne George Bloomfield

Spring 2008

Assignments (Working Draft)

January 15

Introduction to Class and Class Website; Discuss Memoir Bibliography; Backgrounds of Memoir and Creative Nonfiction

January 17

Read Teresa Jordan’s Riding the White Horse Home pp. 1-72

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

January 22

Read Teresa Jordan’s Riding the White Horse Home pp. 73-156

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

January 24

Read Teresa Jordan’s Riding the White Horse Home pp. 159-219

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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January 29

Read Allison Hedge Coke’s Rock, Ghost, Willow, Tree pp. 1-67

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

January 31

Read Allison Hedge Coke’s Rock, Ghost, Willow, Tree pp. 69-93

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

February 5

Read Allison Hedge Coke’s Rock, Ghost, Willow, Tree pp. 95-159

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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February 7

Read Allison Hedge Coke’s Rock, Ghost, Willow, Tree pp. 161-198

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

February 12

Workshop first paper/memoir

February 14

Workshop first paper/memoir

February 19

*** First Paper/memoir due in folder with all rough drafts

Read William Kloefkorn’s This Death by Drowning pp. 1-77

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

February 21

Read William Kloefkorn’s This Death by Drowning pp. 78-155

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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February 26

Read William Kloefkorn’s Restoring the Burnt Child pp. 1-92

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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February 28

Read William Kloefkorn’s Restoring the Burnt Child pp. 93-184

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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March 4

Read Terry Tempest Williams Refuge pp. 1-77

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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March 6

Read Terry Tempest Williams Refuge pp. 77-140

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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March 11

Read Terry Tempest Williams Refuge pp. 141-232

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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March 13

Read Terry Tempest Williams Refuge pp. 232-297

Writing Process:

Daily short essay quiz over reading

March 18—Spring Break

March 20—Spring Break

March 25

Workshop second paper/memoir

March 27

Workshop second paper/memoir

April 1

*** Second paper/memoir due in folder with all rough drafts

Read Mary Clearman Blew’s All But the Waltz pp. 1-55

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

April 3

Read Mary Clearman Blew’s All But the Waltz pp. 59-99

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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April 8

Read Mary Clearman Blew’s All But the Waltz pp. 103-157

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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April 10

Read Mary Clearman Blew’s All But the Waltz pp. 161-223

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

April 15

Read first ¼ of “Free Choice” memoir

Daily short essay quiz over reading

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April 17

Read second ¼ of “Free Choice” memoir

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

April 22

Read third ¼ of “Free Choice” memoir

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

April 24

Read last ¼ of “Free Choice” memoir

Daily short essay quiz over reading

Writing Process:

April 29

Workshop third paper/memoir

May 1

Workshop third paper/memoir

Finals

1:00-1:30 May 6, 2008

*** Turn in final draft of third paper/memoir with all rough drafts

Dr. Bloomfields Office (109D)

Daily Quizzes/Attendance/Participation = 25%

Each critical paper/memoir assignment = 25% each