Hemingway Prompt; Workshop

This afternoon, please start with our daily writing exercise.

After 10-15 minutes (or when you complete the exercise), please either:

1. Read and complete "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" in your Hemingway collection (should have completed this as homework for today), or-- 

2. Begin writing a narrative scene where you only provide the dialogue (i.e., you do not need to describe a lot of the setting, but indicate the setting through the dialogue of your characters). For an example of what I'm talking about, take a look at the first section of the story: "The Snows of Kilianjaro". Your dialogue should be between at least two characters. You may have more than two characters in the scene. To start, if you need help, think about WHERE your characters are (pick a specific setting), WHO (who is here in this setting), and WHAT (what are the characters physically doing). Genre is completely up to you.

Try to write at least a page (double-spaced) or as much as you can during 7th period.

Avoid unnecessary distractions!

Write or read until 8th period.

During 8th period, please get together in your workshop groups and conduct the following business:

1. Discuss the story "Snows on Kilimanjaro" with your workshop group.
2. Share any writing (from previous workshops) or exercises from previous classes.

If you run out of things to analyze, or finish sharing, please go back to your "seat" and continue writing. You may write poetry, fiction, non-fiction, scripts, etc. Choose a genre and get writing!

Use your time in the lab (after your workshop) to either read the homework, or write. Write or read. Read or write. Write or read. Read or write!

Get going!

HOMEWORK: Please read the handout from David Surette's collection of poetry "The Immaculate Conception Mother's Club". Additionally, please read the following short stories in the Hemingway collection: "A Clean, Well Lighted Place" and "A Day's Wait". Read all these things and be prepared to discuss the craft of these pieces next class.