Megen

The best thing about summer is getting to work on your own projects! The best thing about school is that deadlines, professors, and competitive friends hold you accountable, so thanks for being my accountability group this summer and keeping me from being lazy.

The first section is my running lists. Note that not all theory books have made it onto my syllabus yet, because I read them so slowly! My syllabus is the final section. I'd like accountability through check-ins. I'll be honest about what I have and haven't gotten done each time we meet. Because I process aloud, I'll also probably ask for opinions on organization, etc for talks and articles.

Fiction
In Progress:

The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro

Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie

Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut

Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy

New:

Sula, Toni Morrison

The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyesky

Theory
Feminism Without Borders, Chandra Mohanty

Orientalism, Eduard Said

Cross-Language Relations in Composition, Bruce Horner and Min Zhan Lu

The Slumbering Volcano...,  Maggie Montesinos Sale

Local Histories/Global Designs..., Walter D. Mignolo

Teaching Prep
First Time Up: An Insider's Guide for New Comp Teachers, Brock Dethier

They Say, I Say

Other
Adopted for Life, Russell Moore

Conferences and Proposals
RSA, May 22-26, San Antonio

''Cs, Proposal Due May 19! (Conference--March 18-21, Tampa)''

LCLC, February, U of L

Syllabus
Summer Writing Group Syllabus: May 5-August 18

Megen Boyett

Monday and Friday through May, 4:00 at Quills

Pre-Planning

May 5


 * location, time


 * accountability practices


 * post syllabus on Wiki for next week

Week 1

Mon, 5-12

 Reading: Remains of the Day

 Conferences: Talk with Bronwyn about RSA presentation

 Group: Mini-Conference for CCCC

Fri, 5-16

 Reading: Sula

 Conferences:


 * Organize and Draft RSA talk

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 * Cs proposal drafted/uploaded for feedback

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 2

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 5-19

<p class="MsoNormal">Reading: This Side of Paradise

<p class="MsoNormal">Conferences:


 * Finish drafting RSA talk
 * Rehearse and revise

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 5-23
 * Cs proposal due today

<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll be in San Antonio for RSA!

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 3 (May 26-June 1)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 5-26:

<p class="MsoNormal">Reading: Midnight’s Children

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 5-30:

<p class="MsoNormal">Reading:


 * 2 articles from Hemispheric American Studies  and/or


 * 2 Latin American dictator articles

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 4 (June 2-June 8)
 * Start Slumbering Volcano

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 6-2

<p class="MsoNormal">Reading:


 * Absalom, Absalom!

<p class="MsoNormal">Writing:
 * Cont. Slumbering Volcano


 * Article for RSA Conference Volume (due 7-15)


 * Working on draft for Hemispheric Lit

<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, 6-6:

<p class="MsoNormal">Reading: Absalom, Absalom!

<p class="MsoNormal">'''Moving this weekend. Probably won’t do too much else!'''

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<p class="MsoNormal">Week 5 (June 9-June 15)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 6-9

<p class="MsoNormal">Reading: House of the Spirits

<p class="MsoNormal">'''Start in Writing Center on Thurs. 6-12'''

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 6-13

<p class="MsoNormal">Writing: First revision of Hemispheric Lit article

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">(maybe uploaded? It depends where this revision takes me)

<p class="MsoNormal">Group: CV Workshop

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 6 (June 16-June 22)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 6-16                   

<p class="MsoNormal">Writing:


 * Hemispheric Lit article

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 * RSA Conference Volume

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 6-20

<p class="MsoNormal">Writing: Upload draft of Hemispheric Lit article for revision and questions!

<p class="MsoNormal">Pub: Start thinking about publications for article?

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 7 (June 23-June 29)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 6-23

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri,  6-26

<p class="MsoNormal"> Reading: The Slumbering Volcano  (finished)

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<p class="MsoNormal">Group: Discussion on The Everyday Reader

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 8 (June 30-July 6)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 6-30

<p class="MsoNormal">Writing: maybe some fiction? Email Paul Griner to talk about final story for his class.

<p class="MsoNormal">Pub: Where can that Hemispheric article go?

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 7-4!

<p class="MsoNormal">Group:  Workshop on Personal/Teaching Statements

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 9 (July 7-July 13)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 7-7

<p class="MsoNormal">Writing: Upload RSA article for final workshop

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 7-11

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 10 (July 14-July 20)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon,  7-14

<p class="MsoNormal">Pub: Submit RSA article by today!

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 7-18

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 11 (July 21-July 27)

<p class="MsoNormal">MY MAMA AND SISTER WILL BE HERE?

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 7-21

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, 7-25

<p class="MsoNormal">Group: Workshop on Writing Samples

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 12 (July 28-August 3)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, July 28

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, August 1

<p class="MsoNormal">Pub: Submit Hemispheric article for publication?!

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 13 (August 4-August 10)

<p class="MsoNormal">FAMILY VACATION THIS WEEK!

<p class="MsoNormal">Fri, Aug 8 (Dad’s birthday!)

<p class="MsoNormal">Group: Workshop whatever is left

<p class="MsoNormal">Week 14 (August 11-August 17)

<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, Aug 11

<p class="MsoNormal">            GET READY FOR TEACHING!!

<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, Aug 15

<p class="MsoNormal">            GET READY FOR TEACHING!!