Mr. Winfield’s Dual-Enrollment English Composition +
Creative Writing: February 13th– February 17th
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The instructor reserves the right to amend (improve/alter) or deviate from this lesson plan
at any point during the week in order to facilitate the growth and development of these college
students.
Dual Enrollment Creative Writing: Monday, 2/13/12
Class Announcements:
Thirty dollars for Dual Enrollment English Composition 112 and Dual Enrollment
Creative Writing is due by Wednesday, February 29th.
* Cap and Gown pictures are on 3/30/12.
* Collect Dual Enrollment Creative Writing Assignment #2 and #3 at the end of class
Dual Enrollment Creative Writing Class Reading: In Honor of Valentine’s Day and
February, The Month of Love
*Students must read all three of their selections (a story and two poems). If a student
completed “The Ballad of Saide LaBabe” by Tim Seibles for Extra Credit, he/she can
read that poem for extra credit as well.
Creative Writing Assignment #1: “John finally kissed her. He waited on the step.
Mary turned to watch him leave.”
Creative Writing Assignment #2: Imitation of one of the following poems
a.) Pablo Neruda’s “Tonight I Can Write”
b.) “The Happiest Lines” by Mr. Winfield
c.) Tim Seibles’ “First Kiss: for Lips” from Buffalo Head Solos.
d.) Tim Seibles’ “Marrow” from Hammerlock
e.) Claude McKay’s “Romance”
f.) Jimmy Santiago Baca’s “I Am Offering This Poem To You”
g.) Nikki Giovanni’s “Beautiful Black Men” and “A Poem of Friendship”
Option #2: Imitation of Tim Seibles’ poem (Extra Credit)
“The Ballad of Sadie LaBabe.”
Creative Writing Assignment #3: Love via Concrete Poetry
Dual Enrollment Creative Writing: Tuesday, 2/14/12
*Collect Dual Enrollment Creative Writing Assignment #2 and #3 at the end of class
Dual Enrollment Creative Writing Class Reading: In Honor of Valentine’s Day and
February, The Month of Love
*Students must read all three of their selections (a story and two poems). If a student
completed “The Ballad of Saide LaBabe” by Tim Seibles for Extra Credit, he/she can
read that poem for extra credit as well.
Creative Writing Assignment #1: “John finally kissed her. He waited on the step.
Mary turned to watch him leave.”
Creative Writing Assignment #2: Imitation of one of the following poems
h.) Pablo Neruda’s “Tonight I Can Write”
i.) “The Happiest Lines” by Mr. Winfield
j.) Tim Seibles’ “First Kiss: for Lips” from Buffalo Head Solos.
k.) Tim Seibles’ “Marrow” from Hammerlock
l.) Claude McKay’s “Romance”
m.) Jimmy Santiago Baca’s “I Am Offering This Poem To You”
n.) Nikki Giovanni’s “Beautiful Black Men” and “A Poem of Friendship”
Option #2: Imitation of Tim Seibles’ poem (Extra Credit)
“The Ballad of Sadie LaBabe.”
Creative Writing Assignment #3: Love via Concrete Poetry
Dual Enrollment English Comp. 112: Wednesday, 2/15/12
1.) Review Commonly Misspelled Words List #1 (for DE Eng. Comp. 112)
2.) Unit 3: The Nuts and Bolts of the Observation Essay
a.) (Review this first) Observing Essay Assignment
b.) Review: Writer’s Checklist
c.) Recap/Rev. of Ch. 3 Observing (via Lecture notes on a Power-point Presentation).
1.) Observing 2.) Describing
d.) Class Discussion: Discussion of very select Chapter 3 Annotations of
from the Observing and Describing lectures.
e.) Read and discuss sample essays (from Blackboard and textbook(s))
f.) Peer Revision Guidelines Packet: The Observing Essay
H.W.
Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz #1- Friday
Dual Enrollment English Comp. 112: Thursday, 2/16/12
Workday
1.) Review “Using the Five Senses to Enhance Your Writing.”
2.) Read/Review the following and complete them to the best of your ability for the
Observing Essay Assignment.
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
Observing Essay: Possible Topics to Choose From
How to Pick a Topic for Your Descriptive Essay (Observing Essay)
Prewriting Worksheet
Brainstorm, Cluster, Outline
H.W.
Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz #1- Friday
Dual Enrollment Creative Writing: Friday, 2/17/12
*Collect Dual Enrollment Creative Writing Assignment #2 and #3 at the end of class
1.) Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz #1 (for Dual Enrollment Eng. Comp. 112)
2.) Dual Enrollment Creative Writing Class Reading: In Honor of Valentine’s Day
and February, The Month of Love
*Students must read all three of their selections (a story and two poems). If a student
completed “The Ballad of Saide LaBabe” by Tim Seibles for Extra Credit, he/she can
read that poem for extra credit as well.
Creative Writing Assignment #1: “John finally kissed her. He waited on the step.
Mary turned to watch him leave.”
Creative Writing Assignment #2: Imitation of one of the following poems
o.) Pablo Neruda’s “Tonight I Can Write”
p.) “The Happiest Lines” by Mr. Winfield
q.) Tim Seibles’ “First Kiss: for Lips” from Buffalo Head Solos.
r.) Tim Seibles’ “Marrow” from Hammerlock
s.) Claude McKay’s “Romance”
t.) Jimmy Santiago Baca’s “I Am Offering This Poem To You”
u.) Nikki Giovanni’s “Beautiful Black Men” and “A Poem of Friendship”
Option #2: Imitation of Tim Seibles’ poem (Extra Credit)
“The Ballad of Sadie LaBabe.”
Creative Writing Assignment #3: Love via Concrete Poetry