Mon 2/12--S: NO CLASS (English Dept PD Day)
Tues 2/13--S:
I noticed late Monday night that this assignment wasn't showing up properly on the the website. If you read your classmates' stories instead, no problem--just reverse the assignments and do the assignment you didn't do. My apologies!
Journal entry
Go back to your favorite cafe or place to observe people.
This time, rather than focus on dialogue, focus on people's appearances:
clothes
gestures
bodies
and, especially, their faces
Word count: 900 words (but only 300 need be on the topic above--the rest are up to you!)
Please post your entry here: Journal Entry: Appearances
Weds 2/14 OR Thurs 2/15--L: Workshopping in class:
Read student stories (workshopping during class time)
In the margins and at the end of the story, please do the following:
Comment on what works/is successful in the piece.
Comment on questions you have--what you'd like clarification on, etc.
Remember to be encouraging, not harsh--these are early drafts!
Authors: print out and bring a copy of your own story (so you can refer to it when your classmates comment on it)
Fri 2/16--S: Read and mark up Chapter 4, "Building Character: Characterization Part II" in Writing Fiction.
Skip the short stories and exercises at the end of the chapter.
Mon 2/19--NO SCHOOL
Tu 2/20--L: Revision of story submission due on turnitin.com
Here's the turnitin.com info:
Class ID: 17511882
Enrollment key: English
Optional: read Charles Baxter, "Loss of Face" in reader pp. 33-45