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Overview of the Studio
Overview of the Studio
In this studio we will answer the question: What is the story of my neighborhood? We will read literary models of neighborhood vignettes, examine neighborhood story projects, and create our own neighborhood story project.
In this studio we will answer the question: What is the story of my neighborhood? We will read literary models of neighborhood vignettes, examine neighborhood story projects, and create our own neighborhood story project.
We will answer the question "What is the story of my neighborhood?" by creating a neighborhood story project that will include:
Completed! Phase One: Mini-memoirs including "Where I'm From," "Just Because" poem and "Six-Word Memoirs" - completed October 8
- Phase Two: Neighborhood and student vignettes (writing 4-6), October 14th - November 1st
- Phase Three: Inter-generational interviews and podcasts (interviews with members of your community who are not your age) and life histories, November 4th - November 20th
- Phase Four: The story of my neighborhood (your short story) and corresponding photo essay, November 25th - December 12th
- Phase Five: Neighborhood activism - research and presentation on an issue impacting your neighborhood, December 13th - January 20th
Students will read The House on Mango Street and answer the question: What is a vignette? How do I create a vignette based on characters that I develop based on my own neighborhood?
We will also read selections from Buck: A Memoir, by M.K. Asante, which is an excellent memoir, based in Philadelphia, and which will help us to understand how our cities and communities we live in help to shape our identity.
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