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The art of introducing a character. Word portraits

26 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA


Discussing "The art of fiction: Introducing a character" by David Lodge (The Independent on Sunday 25 August 1991)

Discussing Sally Bowles from Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood.

Character construction: word portraits.

Extracts from Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee and The Lovely Lady by D.H.Lawrence.



Fleshing out characters: A Day in the Life of

26 Outubro 2015, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Writing exercise: Building on students' Draft 1 characters:
- Diary notes (an average day in the life of your main character).
- A lunch between characters (2 different POV)

Writing from models: character construction

21 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA


Discussing beginnings of novels brought by students.

Reading 'Going the last inch: Some thoughts on showing and telling' (Lindsay Clarke).
Describing a picture: the character Sally Bowles (from Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin)

Video Assignment

21 Outubro 2015, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Video Assignment viewing of clips.
Forming of work groups.
Selection of clip.
Drafting of plot and characters.

HW:
Read "The Compartment"
1st part of group assignment (hard copy of written script) is due 02 November.

Writing project for unit one

19 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Writing from models: writing a short story
.
Two writing activities:

a) Guided composition writing: start a short story with the following sentence : 'Quite early one morning in the Winter...' (Dylan Thomas).
Your story should describe an unusual event that draws a group of characters together. Choose an ordinary character, introduce the community, describe two characters more fully.

b) Free writing.

Students read out their beginnings.