Sumários

Setting in 1984 by George Orwell and 'Automat' by E. Hopper

11 Novembro 2015, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Reading and discussing an extract from 1984 by George Orwell : creating setting.

Automat by Edward Hopper: creating setting.

Cliffedge. Short short stories (cont.)

11 Novembro 2015, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Discussion of "Cliffedge" (Graham Swift)

Lydia Davis (II)
Writing: 1st draft of a short short story, appropriating Davis's style and narrative elements.

HW: Prepare group 'crits' for next class.

Writing activity

9 Novembro 2015, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Character construction: individual short story writing in class.

Bryson (conc.). Lydia Davis (I).

9 Novembro 2015, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Explanation of "Crits" class (group discussions of 2nd drafts on 18th Nov).

Bryson: conclusion of appropriating creative and stylistic elements by stylizing Darwin's biography.

Lydia Davis (I): reading and discussion of a selection of her short short stories.

Character construction : using music to build up a character profile

4 Novembro 2015, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Listening to Elgar's Enigma Variations 7, 8 and 9. Building up character profiles based on Elgar's sketches.

Discussing an extract from Alice Walker's Color Purple from the character construction point of view (Celie, Harpo, Sofia and Mr.___).

Creating atmosphere: Edward Hopper's Early Sunday Morning and William Carlos Williams's The Lonely Street.