| 9/26 | Class 6 | 1) Go over syllabus and announcements |
| 2) Dave will read a strong piece from the stack | ||
| 3) Share BBB quotes from readings (pp. 28-43). | ||
| 4) Three dimensionality in characterization | ||
| 5) Discuss "The Conjurer Made Off With the Dish" especially the food and how it's incorporated into the theme/plot of the story. | ||
| 6) Share food exercises in small groups. | ||
| 7) Dave will hand back graded work. | ||
| Homework | 1) Choose from one of the following exercises, write two-four pages, and have five copies for class: | |
| A) Take a favorite flat character (comic strip, film, fairy tale, myth) and update it and give the character both a more complex character, as well as a less clear atmosphere of good/evil in which to operate. | ||
| B) Take a unambiguously morally good or morally evil character and put him/her in a situation in which he/she undergoes a transformation--and emerges as the antithesis to what he/she has been--either evil or good. Now watch everyone's confusion. | ||
| C) Send a superhero to the shrink and let him/her spill his/her true motivations for being good, i.e., Superman just wanted to be popular with the girls. Or use a letter to someone to do the same thing. | ||
| D) Take a historic figure who is seen in mythic proportions and tell the true story of his/her life. Reveal that it was a more complex set of circumstances or thinking that lead him/her to act as he/she did. | ||
| 2) Read BBB and mark up to share quotes/ideas with class. Read pp. 44-63 and do record any great quotes in your writer's journal. | ||
| 3) Bring a photo of a friend or family member and an interesting story about that person that you can safely share. | ||
| 4) Read "How Much Land Does a Man Need" on p. 71, write a synopsis on a 3 x 5 card, and come prepared to discuss, paying particular attention to the sense of character that Tolstoy develops in his protagonist. |
Note: The above assignments and deadlines are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.