Mon 1/29 (S):
Short story reading: "One of These Days" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (157-159) in reader.
Short story exercise: Write a short story in 100 words. Notice that if you're going to manage a conflict, crisis, and resolution in this small space, you'll have to introduce the conflict immediately.
Please use the word "(word to be announced)" in your story.
Please write on a word doc that you'll bring to class (it will be shared and posted in Google Classroom).
Block B: please use the word "Valentine" in your story. For an extra challenge, try using "pineapple" as well (or "lunge"?).
Block E: please use the word "abstain" in your story.
Tues 1/30: NO CLASS
Weds 1/31 (L):
Review Chapter 7 ("Story Form, Plot, and Structure") and bring book to class
Also, review "One of these Days" in reader and bring to class.
Read through your old journal entries, freewrites, and exercises for the class (you can also look at older journal entries and relevant notes/ideas you've written down in the past)
On Canvas, post FIVE possible ideas for a story: Canvas link is here
THEN, do a freewrite on one or more of these ideas in your journal.
Remember to follow Goldberg's guidelines for a freewrite.
Keep fingers moving; don't worry about grammar, punctuation, etc.; go for the jugular, etc.
As always, please time your freewrite and put the time it took at the beginning or end of your freewrite.
Total word count (for prompts and freewrite combined): 900 words or more
Fri 2/2 (S):
Read Chapter 3, "Building Character: Characterization Part I" in Writing Fiction. Please read the chapter carefully! (67-83; you can skip the short stories)
Be thinking about/generating ideas for your first story, which is due Thursday 2/8. Word count: 900 words.