Mon 2/4 (S):
Read Writing Fiction, "Tower and the Net: Story Form, Plot, and Structure," pp. 230-251 (you can skip the short stories)
Note: this is CHAPTER 7 so we are not going chronologically through the book.
Weds 2/6 (L):
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 D: please use the word "fertile" in your story.
Block E: please use the word "imposter" in your story.
Thurs 2/7--Block E OR Fri 2/8--Block D (L):
Read Chapter 3, "Building Character: Characterization Part I" in Writing Fiction. Please read the chapter carefully! (67-83; you can skip the short stories)
Brief private freewrite here on Canvas (note: Block E--you can do the freewrite for Friday, but please do the above reading for Thursday)
Continue to think about/generate ideas for your first story, which is due Weds 2/13 (D) or Thurs 2/14 (E). Word count: 900 words.
Upcoming Common Classroom workshop (2/13) on comma usage!