Week 8: Setting
Mon 3/11--S: Read Chapter 5 of Writing Fiction, "Fictional Place" (156-172).
Tu 3/12--S: Settings Analysis Exercise:
For this assignment, please do the following:
From a novel or short story you love, pick a passage that describes a setting vividly.
Passage should be approximately 100-200 words in length (see the sample passages on page 171 of Burroway).
Type the passage out yourself (very important)
After you type the passage out, please analyze the passage.
Ask yourself: why does the passage convey setting so effectively?
Remember Burroway's advice and Chekhov's tip on page 165.
Word count for passage analysis (not including passage itself): 300 words.
Please post on Canvas under "Discussions":
Be sure to post in the proper block!
Weds 3/13 (Block E) or Thurs 3/14 (Block D)--L:
On the assignment site on Canvas, please post the following:
Using the techniques you analyzed from your place passage and from Writing Fiction, write your own setting passage
You might describe a made-up setting that you plan to use in your upcoming story
You might describe another, totally funky setting you have no idea what to do with yet
You might describe a room in your house or another place you're very familiar with
Word count: 350 words
Write 550 more words on anything you wish (you can also continue the setting exercise above if you so desire). I'd encourage you to start brainstorming your next story.
Total: 800 words.
Think about a memorable character from a novel or story or play you read in 9th or 10th grade. You don't have to like this character--just find them interesting. Review the novel or story briefly (just a few minutes) if you need to refresh your memory about this character.
Fri 3/15--S: L--NO SCHOOL
Note: draft of your new story due on 3/19 or 3/20.