introduction to CW

1. Week 1 Class 1

2. Agenda
• Adding the Class
• Syllabus/Green Sheet
• Website
• Terms
• In-class writing

3. Adding the Class
• I will take 32 students
• If you are on the waiting list, you can stay. I
won’t hand out add codes until Monday of next
week, and then, only if there is room.
• As we go over the syllabus, consider whether
you will stay in the class. If you want out, please
let me know, so I can offer your seat to another
student.
• If you are not on the waiting list, it is unlikely you
will get into the class.

4. The Green Sheet
• What you will find
here
– Course Requirements
• Assignments and values
• Participation
– Required Materials
– Class Policies
• Plagiarism
• Conduct and Courtesy
– The Class Website
• How to sign up for an
account
• How to post your
homework.
– How to use Kaizena to
submit your Paper

5. Texts and Required Materials:
• Reading assignments will be posted on the
course website. There is no text book for you to
buy.
• College-level dictionary
• Paper, pens, pencils, and a small copy fund.
Alternatively, you may use your computer for
drafting.

6. Requirements:
• Active participation in class discussions and regular
attendance. You will earn real points for your participation
in activities.
• Keeping up-to-date on the assignments and reading.
• Formal writing: a poetry project, two fiction projects, and a
drama project (small groups).
• A series of creative writing posts to the class website
• Terms tests, reading quizzes, and in-class assignments.

7. Grading

8. Class Policies

9. Writing Submissions
• Submission:
• All out of class work is to be submitted to me
electronically before it is due.
1. Before you submit your essay, please save your file as your
last name and the assignment: Smith 1.
2. Submit your essay through Kaizena at
https://kaizena.com/palmoreessaysubmissiongmail. Or
simply use the link on our class website home page.
3. Sign in to your Google Account and allow Kaizena access
to your Google Drive. You may want a dedicated Gmail
account for this class.
4. You can follow the directions from this point to join a
group or submit your essay. If you have trouble, please see
the appropriate presentation on our website under “Create
Accounts.”

10. Attendance:
Success in this course depends on regular attendance
and active participation. Participation points will be
part of our daily activities. If you are not in class, you
cannot earn these points. You should save absences
for emergencies, work conflicts, weddings, jury duty,
or any other issues that might arise in your life.
It is your responsibility to talk to me your absences or
other conflicts. Work done in class cannot be made
up. Also, please arrive on time, as you will not be able
to make up work completed before you arrive,
including quizzes.

11. • Tests:
– We will have several terms tests during the quarter. I will
offer one opportunity late in the quarter to retake (or
make-up) one of the first three terms tests.
• Late Work
– I do not accept late work except in the case of extreme
emergencies. Please talk to me as soon as possible if you
find yourself in this situation.

12. Conduct, Courtesy, and Electronic Devices:
• In this class, we will regularly engage in the discussion of each
other’s work. Because writing is so personal, I ask each of you
to be both kind and honest. Do share helpful critiques so each
writer may grow. Courtesy will allow each person to have the
opportunity to express his or her ideas in a comfortable
environment.
• Courtesy includes but is not limited to politely listening to
others when they contribute to class discussions or while they
give presentations, not slamming the classroom door or
walking in front of classmates giving presentations if you do
arrive late, and maintaining a positive learning environment
for your fellow classmates. To help maintain a positive learning
environment, please focus on the work assigned, turn off all
cell phones and iPods before class, and do not text-message in
class. If your behavior becomes disruptive to the learning
environment of the class, you may be asked to leave and/or be
marked absent.

13. Academic Dishonesty:
Plagiarism includes quoting or
paraphrasing material without
documentation and copying from
other students or professionals.
Intentional plagiarism is a grave
offense; the resulting response will
be distasteful. Depending upon the
severity, instances of plagiarism may
result in a failing grade for the paper
or the course and possible
administrative action. All
assignments will be scanned and
scrutinized for academic dishonesty.
Please refer to your handbook for
more information regarding
plagiarism.

14. The
Syllabus

15. Syllabus
• The syllabus is a tentative schedule.
• It may be revised during the quarter.
• Use it to determine how to prepare for class.
What we
will do in
class 
Homework due
before the next
class  Current
Project
Week and
Days 

16. Website:palmoreewrt30.wordpress.com
palm• Our class website is http://palmoreewrt30.wordpress.com. In
order to do the homework, you must establish an account.
To make your own FREE Word Press account, go to
wordpress.com. The system will walk you through the steps
to signup for a username or to set up your own user-friendly
Word Press blog. Alternatively, you can sign into our website
through Facebook.
• If you prefer not to use your own name, you may use a
pseudonym. Please email me your username if it is
significantly different from your real name.
• If you cannot establish your website and username, please
come to my office hours as soon as possible, and I will help
you with the process. Much of our work will take place
online, so establishing this connection is mandatory.

17. • Writing Assignments
• Reading Assignments
• The Green Sheet
• Your Daily Homework Assignment (which is
where you post your homework.)
• The Syllabus (The Daily Plan)
• Writing Tips
• Helpful Links

18. Homework
There is writing homework due the
evening before each meeting. This is both
to help you think about your reading and
to help you produce ideas for your writing.
In order to earn an A on your homework,
you must do the following:
 Complete all of the posts.
 Post them on time.
 Be thoughtful in your writing.

19. Posting Homework
• On the front page of the website, you will find the
homework post after each class. (text me if you don’t see
it)
• Below that post on the right, are the words “Leave a
comment.”
• Click there and a comment box will open. Copy and paste
your homework into the comment box
• Click “Post Comment.”
• Suggestion: Create a Google Document for your
homework. Do all of it in that document so that you have
a record of what you have (and have not) done. This will
help you keep track of your work and your grade.

20. Is this
class too
hard?
Is this class
History 10?
Will I be a famous
writer soon?

21. TERMS

22. Haiku
The haiku is composed of 17 sound units divided into three parts - one with 5 syllables, one
with 7 syllables and another with 5 syllables.
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words. Example:
"Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood." Hopkins, "In the Valley of the Elwy.”
Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose, as in "I rose
and told him of my woe." Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" contains
assonantal "I's" in the following lines: "How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, /
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself."

23. Convention
A customary feature of a literary work, such as the use of a chorus in Greek tragedy, the
inclusion of an explicit moral in a fable, or the use of a particular rhyme scheme in a
villanelle. Conventions of the Haiku include the line and syllable count, the use of a word that
marks a season, and the “phrase and fragment” style.
Onomatopoeia
The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Words such as buzz and crack are
onomatopoetic. Most often, however, onomatopoeia refers to words and groups of words,
such as Tennyson's description of the "murmur of innumerable bees," which attempts to
capture the sound of a swarm of bees buzzing.

24. Let’s get ready
to write!
Haiku

25. • It is a traditional form of
Japanese poetry
• It describes nature, every
day life, or the human
condition
• It is based on personal
reflection
• Its value is in sudden
discovery or revelation
What is Haiku?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionushi/434663959/
Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives

26. The moment two bubbles
are united, they both vanish.
A lotus blooms.
-Kijo Murakami (1865-1938)

27. Why Haiku?
• It is a great mode of self-
expression
• It demands both brevity and
clarity in writing
• It captures one moment and
its emotions perfectly
• It expresses complex ideas
through simple observations
http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkeysox/2778127854/
Attribution, No Derivatives

28. • Writing and understanding
Haiku requires multiple
skills:
– Close observation
– Careful reflection
– Concise word choice
– An open mind
Writing Haiku
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Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives

29. • A Haiku traditionally has three lines with seventeen
syllables:
– Five
– Seven
– Five
• This form is strict in Japanese
• Sometimes it varies in other languages or in
translation. Endeavor to be traditional—even in
English!
Writing Haiku: Form

30. • A haiku consists of two parts: The description and the reflection.
• Each part depends on the other for meaning.
• In Japanese Haiku, the break is marked by a “cutting word.” In
English, the break is often marked by punctuation (e.g. colon,
long dash, ellipsis)
• A haiku usually includes a kigo, a word that indicates a season.
This does not have to be a traditional season like fall or winter. It
could be baseball season or voting time; the reader just has to be
able to determine when the event takes place.
Writing Haiku: Structure and Language

31. English Haiku
the rhythm
of her old brown hands
weaving thin wet reeds
Elizabeth St Jacques
1991 Charles B. Dickson International Haiku
Contest--winners

32. Write Your Own Haiku
–Try the five, seven, five syllable form
–Include a kigo to indicate the season
–Use both a description and a reflection.
–Remember to identify the break between
the two with punctuation.

33. old pond . . .
a frog leaps in
water's sound
Matsuo Bashô
(1644-1694)
Billboards . . .
wet
in spring
rain . . .
Eric W. Amann

35. • Natural Endowment for the Humanities. EDSITEment. Can You
Haiku? May 2002. 10 October 2009.
<http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=250>.
• Toyomasu, Kei Grieg. HAIKU for PEOPLE. 10 Jan. 2001. 10
October 2009. <http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku>.
• Herrlin, Jackie. HA-KU. 2004. Internet Archive. 10 October
2009. <http://www.archive.org/details/cie_haku>.
(Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives)
• Russo, Dave. North Carolina Haiku Society. Unknown. 10
October 2009. <http://nc-haiku.org/haiku-misc.htm>.
Works Cited

36. Homework
• Make your Word Press
Website or establish your user
name
• Post #1: 2-3 Haiku
• Bring a copy of your work to
our next meeting.
• Reading: Blank Verse-All (on
the website under “course
readings,” “poetry,” and
“blank verse”).
• Study Terms 1-5