For our final projects, members of the Major course were tasked with completing a five-page piece (in poetry or prose) based on one of the writing exercises that we've covered in class. The Minor class is a bit different (no homework!), so students in this group were given two classroom periods to produce a polished piece of writing.
Minor students submitted their work at the end of class on Monday, July 30th, while Major students dedicated the entire class period on Monday to reading their work aloud. I have received (and listened to!) the most wonderful variety of written work! Students submitted mysteries, love poems, nonsense fables, political poetry, science fiction, rap lyrics, observational pieces, and much, much more!
I asked each student to paraphrase their final project in the form of a haiku...
One about liars,
The other about the rich.
Almost the same poem.
- Muriel (Minor course)
Wimbledon was a
spectacular and very
fun, action-packed day.
- Kayla (Major course)
Childish and plain
But sadder than most kid books
Because all’s not well.
- Ali (Major course)
An old man warned me
To avoid greed and desire,
We five sailed to death.
- Winter (Major course)
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