Weeks Six and Seven: Dialogue and Character
Note: Assignments might change so try not to get too far ahead!
Mon 2/17: NO SCHOOL
Weds 2/19 (L):
Please review the story from your group that will be workshopped today
Also, if you were absent on Friday, please make sure to write some comments on the stories that were workshopped then (make sure your comments are either appreciations or neutral questions).
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.
Optional: bring in a brief passage that captures the essence of a favorite character from a beloved book.
Thurs 2/20 or Fri 2/21 (L): Revision of Story #1 due
Here's the turnitin.com info:
Class ID: 23771899
Enrollment key: English
Optional: read Charles Baxter, "Loss of Face" in reader pp. 33-45
Intraterm!
Mon 3/2: Spring holiday!
Tu 3/3--S: Review Chapter 4 of Writing Fiction
W 3/4 (Block E) or Thurs 3/5 (Block D)--L:
Read "Hanwell in Hell" in the reader, pp. 95-104
Think about how Zadie Smith describes Hanwell: what methods of characterization does she use and to what effect?
How does Smith convey the narrator's character?
How does she describe minor characters?
Change of assignment: Character questionnaire: to be done in class
Extra copies are here
Fri 3/6--S: Journal/writing exercise:
For tonight's journal, please do a freewrite based on the prompts
here on Canvas. I encourage you not to look at these prompts until you're ready to write. You can choose one or more of the prompts to write on (I encourage you to stick with just one if you hit a creative vein, but it's fine to do more than one prompt, too).