Augsburg Invitational

Congrats, Lauren & Elliot!

Tuesday, January 6th

1. MATRIX RELOADED. v.2 due Thurs or Fri

2. Start thinking about your James Hersch project.

3. OR start thinking about your alternative lyrics project. Here are the specs:

CW 2 Lyrics Assignment

1. Pick 2 contrasting songs whose lyrics tackle the same theme. (Ex: break-ups, reaching for your dreams, anti-war, etc.)
Present both songs (you must have a working copy of the song on CD or MP3, as well as a copy of the lyrics—electronic is preferred).

2. Lead the class in discussion about the intricacies of style and approach to this common theme. How did the artists handle the theme differently? How are they the same? You must have at least 3-5 prepared, open-ended discussion questions. These must be approved by me, preferably the day before your presentation.

Ex. of good discussion question:
“Led Zepplin and T-Pain both talk about how difficult relationships can be. What are some ways that they reflect the time period in which they are writing?”

Ex: of not-so-good discussion question:
“Taylor Swift and Britney Spears are a lot alike in their discussions of being an independent woman. How?”

Ex: of a crap-o discussion question:
“So. How are these songs different?”

Thursday

1. Turn in matrix (final version)
2. If you have time, post it, but this is a lower priority than number 3:
3. Work on digital poetry.

Monday, December 1st

Hiya, writers--

1. You have your annotated Matrix v. 2. Now you should revise and return to me by...How's Thursday?
2. Start working on your digital poetry. You have today, Thursday, and Friday in the lab. We'll show them in class on Monday.
3. I was just made aware of a art and writing contest that seems legit. For more information, visit http://www.artandwriting.org

Monday, November 24th

Welcome to the class blog! Here are your jobs today:

1. Finish Matrix v. 2 and post to your blog.
2. Read the blogs of the people in your Writers' Workshop group and leave them some comments about their revision.
3. Post your apology poem.
4. Here's the skinny:

A. Below are some URLs of different digital poems/collections of digital poetry.
B. Look at as many of them as you can, preferably with a partner.
C. Make a list of characteristics of digital poetry. (ex of a characteristic: some digital poetry requires user input)
D. Be ready to discuss your list tomorrow.
E. Google "creative commons" and "copyright law."
F. Be ready to talk about what these things are.


http://www.heelstone.com/meridian/annie/start.htm

http://cla.umn.edu/joglars/afteremmett/bonvoyage.html

http://collection.eliterature.org/1/

http://www.secrettechnology.com/poem_cube/poem_cube.html

http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/swiss/projects.htm

http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/swiss/cob/index.html#

5. Remember--finish M.T. Anderson book by the end of Thanksgiving Break.