Here are some reports from the teachers of each of our Composition classes for the last week in the Program. We have organized them by class:
Freshman Composition (Mrs. Cecile Tate, Instructor)
Composition I continued working on adding concrete details and commentary to their literary response using one of the short stories they read in class. The plan was for the students to write a topic sentence then structure the paragraph using one concrete detail from the story and two sentences explaining the concrete detail. This pattern was repeated and the paragraph ended with a concluding sentence. I wanted the students to be aware that literary responses are more meaningful if they have structure.
Senior Composition and Grad Composition (Ms. Sarah Harshbarger, Instructor)
With the seniors, we discussed poems from various periods of American literature. We talked about narrative poetry and lyric poetry and what differentiates each from flash fiction. The students began brainstorming for their poems to turn in on 7/3.
The Grads discussed poems from different periods of American literature and how each period influenced the poetry that came after it. We discussed different kinds of poetic technique and how to make writing choices based on the subject matter and tone of the poem. The students began brainstorming for their poems which are due on 7/3.