Monday, March 21, 2011

Poetry: Controlling Effects & free verse draft

Gather in twos to complete the following:

1. Read Pinsky's article on Controlling Effects. For each section write down two bits of advice you gleaned from the article. Turn this in as participation by the end of class today.

Task: Draft. Take one of your photographers' pictures from Journalism and write a poem that captures the story/theme or idea of the photograph.

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This course stresses understanding the characteristics & techniques in the literary genres of fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. This course will continue to build on students’ reading and writing skills begun in previous creative writing classes. Readings and discussions of works by major writers in the field will be examined as inspiration and models of fine writing. This educational blog is designed for the use of the students at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.