Today, prepare to take a quiz on setting. Look at previous posts concerning setting to prepare for the quiz.
After five minutes, please clear your desks. Take the quiz on setting.
After the quiz, please use one of the writing prompts given to you to brainstorm (in your journal, or typed out...your choice). Work until the end of period 7 on your brainstorming/writing.
During period 8, please get into groups of 1-2 (you may work alone), and read the short story: Marigolds by Eugenia Collier. As you read, please notice how the author uses setting and sensory details to help create characterization. Notice that the story, again is written in 1st person POV. Answer these questions to hand in as participation credit:
--Why do you think that Collier chose 1st person POV for this story? How does POV help create "voice."
--Who is the protagonist in the story? (TO DISCUSS - verbally): Is this the best choice for the central conflict? Who else could the story be about? How would this change the story?
--Why does Collier set her story in this particular setting (remember: setting is not only place, but time, weather, etc.)
--Why does Collier title her story "Marigolds?" What do the marigolds represent or symbolize?
Homework: Please read: Bastard Out of Carolina and Eyes and Teeth. Pick one of the short stories and complete a storyboard for the story.
Q: How do I complete a storyboard?
A: Use the empty panel to draw or jot a picture of the different "scenes" the author uses in the short story. Every time the story moves to a different setting (time or place) start a new panel. Underneath, in the space provided, write a short summary or synopsis of what happened in that scene.
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