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UncategorizedPosted onMay 5, 2022May 5, 2022

For Tuesday (5/10)

For next Tuesday, you’ll be networking the Boss!  I.e. connecting Darkness on the Edge of Town to other texts that we’ve read or viewed in…

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UncategorizedPosted onApril 28, 2022April 28, 2022

For Tuesday (4/28) and Tuesday (5/3)

For Tuesday, listen to Bruce Springsteen’s album, Darkness on the Edge of Town. After your first listen, take a look at the album lyrics and annotate…

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UncategorizedPosted onApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022

For Thursday (4/21) and Tuesday (4/26)

Let’s finish talking about Ling Ma’s Severance on Tuesday.  (I’ve included an interesting interview with Ling Ma in the box above.). Complete the writing event on…

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UncategorizedPosted onApril 14, 2022April 19, 2022

For Thursday (4/14) and Tuesday (4/19)

For Tuesday, try to read at least up to the end of Chapter 15 of Ling Ma’s fantastic novel – – Severance. Check back in to…

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UncategorizedPosted onApril 7, 2022

For Thursday (4/7) and Tuesday (4/12)

For Tuesday, let’s talk about Phil Levine’s 1991 poetry volume – – What Work Is.  Though the book is pretty slim, there are a lot of…

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UncategorizedPosted onMarch 29, 2022

For Tuesday (3/29) and Thursday (3/31)

No zoom session today – – Tuesday, March 28.  Instead, take a look at the writing event below (Password: Hanley) and complete it by Thursday,…

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UncategorizedPosted onMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

For Thursday (3/17) and Tuesday (3/29)

For Tuesday, March 29, let’s finish reading Dagoberto Gilb’s excellent short story collection – – The Magic of Blood.  Although all of the stories are fantastic,…

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UncategorizedPosted onMarch 10, 2022

For Thursday (3/10) and Tuesday (3/15)

For Thursday, watch Alex Rivera’s 2008 movie – – Sleep Dealer. (Password: Dealer) On Tuesday, we’ll discuss Sleep Dealer and the first story – – “Look…

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UncategorizedPosted onMarch 3, 2022

For Thursday (3/3) and Tuesday (3/5)

Finish reading Blood on the Forge so that we can discuss the whole novel on Tuesday (3/5). And, pop some popcorn and watch On the Waterfront (1954)…

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UncategorizedPosted onFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022

For Thursday (2/24) and Tuesday (3/1)

For Thursday (2/24) and Tuesday (3/1) – – let’s read up to the end of Part Four in William Attaway’s Blood on the Forge (1941). Trigger…

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  • Bruce Springsteen, Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
  • How to Annotate
  • Martin Eden essay (due 3/10)
  • Networking the Boss
  • On the Waterfront (1954)
  • Sleep Dealer (2008)
  • The Labor Soundtrack Playlist
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