Reminder: I sometimes change or modify assignments, based on what happens in class, so keep that in mind if you get ahead in the assignments.
Mon 1/28 (S): Read Chapter 2 of Writing Fiction, "Seeing Is Believing," pp. 21-42 (you can skip the stories).
Journal Entry #3
Required topic:
Write about noises you wish you've never heard or tastes you wish you never experienced. Use as much sensory detail as possible when describing these auditory and taste experiences.
AND/OR:
Lie down wherever you are (carpet, cement, grass, etc.) and describe the textures you feel beneath you. Again, use as much sensory detail as possible.
Word count minimum: 350 words (short!)
Again, time yourself and write the time the journal entry took you at the bottom of the entry
Post here
Tues 1/29: CPS Day
Weds 1/30 or Thurs 1/31 (L):
Assignment posted on Canvas--"Textures and Tastes."
Look under "Discussion" on Canvas.
Make sure you post in the correct block.
NOTE: this assignment will be shared and seen by your classmates (it's not a freewrite per se)
Friday 2/1 (S): English PD day
Read through your journal entries, freewrites, and exercises for the class (you can also look at older journal entries and relevant notes/ideas you've written down before this semester)
Post FIVE possible ideas for a story
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.
Post ideas and freewrite here: Canvas link is here
Total word count (for prompts and freewrite combined): 500 words or more