Sunday, October 28, 2012

Short Story Collection Analysis; Genre Brochure

To start off today's class, please use the story (or one of the stories) you read in your chosen short story collection to answer the questions posed to you on today's handout.

After completing this step, please continue to work and complete your brochure project today in class. Finish your brochure by the end of class today. Print out your brochure and turn in, but do NOT fold or staple your brochure.

For details about what must be in the brochure, please consult last class' instructions in the post below this one.

If you finish your brochure, you may work on your homework (due Wednesday). 

HOMEWORK: Please read another 1-3 stories from your collection. Bring your books with you next class as well. Please read the handout chapter: "Ideas for Fiction" and complete one of the 13 prompts found in that chapter as a first draft of a new story. Indicate in your heading which prompt you used (the #).

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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.