The deadline for the Nancy Thorp poetry contest and the Bennington Young Writer's Award is today. If you have poetry (Nancy Thorp or Bennington) or fiction or essays (Bennington) consider submitting your work!
Nightmares and Dreamscapes Project:
Please read at least 3 of the stories in this collection by next week (Tuesday, Nov. 3).
As you read, pay attention to the way the story is written and plotted. Be able to answer:
Literary terms to know concerning fiction:
In your notes, record the definitions of any of these terms that you don't know. We will cover all of these as we examine fiction in the next few weeks.
HOMEWORK: Read the stories in the collection. 3 are required; you may read more if you'd like. Portfolios are due Tuesday. You should have selected your best poem, best fiction, and best written or crafted piece (either poem or verse). You should have a short reflection about your writing (1-2 pages, double-spaced).
Nightmares and Dreamscapes Project:
Please read at least 3 of the stories in this collection by next week (Tuesday, Nov. 3).
As you read, pay attention to the way the story is written and plotted. Be able to answer:
- Who is the protagonist?
- How does King characterize his characters through actions, description, thoughts, and dialogue?
- What is the setting?
- What is the tone of the story and how does King create a mood with his diction?
- How do the events in the story build suspense or conflict?
- How do the stories you read resolve?
Literary terms to know concerning fiction:
- Plot/narrative structure: linear, circular, open-ended, chronological, multiple perspective, frame, flashback/flashforward, epistolary, summary, etc.
- Plot terms: exposition, rising action, complication, crisis/turning point, climax, falling action, denouement/resolution
- Point of View: narrator, objective, subjective, reliable/unreliable narrator, stream of consciousness, 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient, etc.
- Character: characterization, dynamic, static, stock/stereotypical character, flat versus round character, major/minor characters, antihero, gratuitous act, foil, allegorical character, villain, hero, protagonist, antagonist, etc.
- Setting: time, locale, regional writer, mood, theme, etc.
- Tone: diction, setting, suspense, irony: verbal irony, dramatic irony, situational irony, cosmic irony or irony of fate, etc.
- Style: bildungsroman, naturalistic, symbolic, journalistic, parody, minimalistic, etc.
- Theme: message, moral, genre, meaning, etc.
- Imagery: description, verisimilitude, figurative language, symbol, allegory, representation, etc.
In your notes, record the definitions of any of these terms that you don't know. We will cover all of these as we examine fiction in the next few weeks.
HOMEWORK: Read the stories in the collection. 3 are required; you may read more if you'd like. Portfolios are due Tuesday. You should have selected your best poem, best fiction, and best written or crafted piece (either poem or verse). You should have a short reflection about your writing (1-2 pages, double-spaced).
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