Monday, September 8, 2014

Sudden Fiction Discussion; Enemies Letter

This afternoon, let's start class today reading John Updike's Pygmalion. After discussing the story as a class, we'll move into small groups to discuss the first 32 pages of stories in our collection (this was homework, as you may remember). Please take 10 minutes to discuss these stories with your partners. If you DID NOT complete your homework, use this time to read silently. You will get participation credit for joining a group and discussing the work you should have done for homework.

After discussing the stories, please pay attention to the Enemies of the Artistic Process notes in the post below. After learning about these enemies, go to the lab to complete your letter, start working on your baseline writing draft, and/or read pages 36-63 in your Sudden Fiction books.

HOMEWORK: Complete the stories in Sudden Fiction between pages 36-63. For each story, write a 1-sentence premise or summary of the short story. What is the story about? Keep these summaries in your journal/notebook.

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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.