For the first 5 minutes of class, students will be asked to respond to an idea, a statement, a question, etc. The concepts will come from the assigned day s readings. These will be turned in at the end of each class session, but will not be graded. The speculative writing exercise provides an additional incentive to come to class. The format for speculative writing is that there isn t one.
Speculative writing is like brainstorming.
For 5 uninterrupted minutes, everyone will write. There is to be no erasing, editing, or rewriting. Write the first thing that comes into your mind. It s ok if at first you can t think of anything to write, fill your page with the words I can t think of anything to write . The purpose is to get you thinking about the topic.