Sumários

15 Outubro 2024, 11:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

Flash fiction feedback in pairs

George Saunders exercise - microfiction challenge

Reading on Moodle by Bruce Taylor

11 Outubro 2024, 11:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

Show vs tell

Flash fiction analysis:

Brady Udall 'The Wig'

Emily Rinkema 'Driving my Seven-Year Old Nephew to Visit His Mother at Rehab'

Showing emotions writing exercise

Writing homework (see Moodle)

8 Outubro 2024, 11:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

Mini peer workshop

Excerpts by Sally Rooney, Candice Carty-Williams and Andre Aciman

Atlanta video clip

Dialogue punctuation and use

4 Outubro 2024, 11:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

Explanation of the grading rubric

Examples

Further course information

Kurt Vonnegut and the shapes of stories

Timed writing

Writing homework (see Moodle)

1 Outubro 2024, 11:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

Discussion of excerpts from 'Convenience Store Woman' by Sayaka Murata and 'Money' by Martin Amis

Bringing settings to life

Writing exercises: six senses, or active settings

Pairwork

Homework: watch the video (see Moodle) and make notes on which points you'd like to pay more attention to in your own writing