RR#9: 'Ferris Wheel' & Spencer, 204-219

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Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 7 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 25th

• NO CLASS
• Homework
• Return to GD, open your Scene file, and rewrite your scene. Your rewrite should:
• include at least one (1) COMEDIC, SATIRIC, or PARODIC interaction between your characters
• not exceed 7 pages
• use all previous readings & YouTube videos as reference
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Thursday
• Ilene: print/bring three (3) copies of your draft for in-class workshop

Thursday, February 27th

• Workshop #5: Ilene Guevara
• Homework
• REVISED Scene due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 2/28
• read/bring the following for discussion to class on Tuesday:
• Ferris Wheel (161-177)
• Spencer pgs. 204-219
• post RR#9 on our course blog by midnight on Monday

RR#8: 'Dos Caras del Patroncito'; 'Notes on Chicano Theater'; & 'The Actos'

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Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 6 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 18th

• Ilene Guevara & Iesha Teegarden
• Proxima b
• Spencer, 152-169
• Homework
• Return to GD, open your Scene file, and rewrite your scene. Your rewrite should:
• explore at least one (1) THEME of your choice
• not exceed 6 pages
• use all previous readings & YouTube videos as reference
• print/bring two (2) copies of your rewrite to class on Thursday
• Paulina: print/bring three (3) copies of your draft for in-class workshop

Thursday, February 20th

• Workshop #4: Paulina Longoria
• Homework
• **NO CLASS ON TUESDAY, 2/25**
• Revise your Scene draft in Google Drive
• read/watch the following:
• Dos Caras del Patroncito [Under READINGS]
• “Notes on Chicano Theater” & "The Actos" [Under READINGS]
• Dos Caras del Patroncito on YouTube [Under READINGS]
• post RR#8 on our course blog by midnight on Monday

RR#7: 'Proxima b' & Spencer, 152-169

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1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 5 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 11th

• Rodin Grazo
• The Man Who Couldn’t Dance
• Spencer, pgs. 57-72
• Homework
• create a new file in Google Drive and name it Scene-YourFullName (Ex. Scene-CherrieMoraga)
• using the STAGE PLAY FORMAT, compose a 5-page SCENE where:
• your two characters desire something from each other
• if applicable, you incorporate the character complication received in class
• if desired, recycle from your Monologue or Dialogue assignments
• use all previous readings & YouTube videos as reference
• print/bring two (2) copies of your scene to class on Thursday
• Ivanna: print/bring three (3) copies of your drafts for in-class workshop

Thursday, February 13th

• Workshop #3: Ivanna Zamudio Trevino
• Homework
• Revise your Scene draft in Google Drive
• Read/bring the following for discussion to class on Tuesday:
• Proxima b [under READINGS]
• Spencer, 152-169
• Post RR#7 on our course blog by midnight on Monday

RR#6: 'The Man Who Couldn’t Dance' & Spencer, 57-72

Post your reading response to reading/s below. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
4. Reading responses are due by midnight on the night PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 4 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 4th

• Lacey Naumann:
• Anything for You
• Spencer, 194-198 & 48-56
• Hatcher, 133-148
• Homework
• Create a new character or employ an existing character; use CHARACTER SHEET if desired
• using the STAGE PLAY FORMAT, compose a DIALOGUE (no more than 4 pages) where your new character desires the talent of your original character.
• Create a new file in Google Drive and name it like this: Dialogue-YourFullName (Ex. Dialogue-PetterShaffer)
• use all previous readings, notes, & YouTube videos as reference
• print/bring two (2) copies of your dialogue to class on Thursday
• Lacey, print/bring three (3) copies of your dialogue

Thursday, February 6th

• Workshop #2: Lacey Naumann
• Homework
• REVISED Dialogue due for instructor feedback by 10pm on Friday, 2/7
• Read/bring the following to class on Tuesday:
• The Man Who Couldn’t Dance (79-91)
• Spencer, 57-72
• Post RR#6 on our course blog by midnight on Monday