Sumários

Flash fiction (cont.) + 'What If'

8 Março 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

2 Oral Presentations

Conclusion of flash fiction/short short stories:
Lydia Davis (II)
The Solipsist - Frederic Brown

Roald Dahl's "The Sound Machine" (I)
- 'What If' premise
- Narrative Twists

Great beginnings

7 Março 2017, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Feedback on the short story students wrote in class.

Discussing the beginnings of

Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov),

Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf),

'Where are you going. Where have you been (Joyce Carol Oates),

Their eyes were watching God (Zora Neale Hurston).

Characters (cont.) + Short short stories intro

6 Março 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Oral presentations

Fleshing out a character from a real-life event (news); writing from adjectives to action

The importance of notebooks & redrafting

Introduction to flash fiction and short short story genres

Lydia Davis (Pt.1)

HW:
Read Roald Dahl's "The Sound Machine"

Great beginnings

2 Março 2017, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Discussing great beginnings brought by students

Saunders. Character Development

1 Março 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Saunders Interview (Pt.2)
Saunders video - "On Story"

Character development exercises (Pt.1)

HW:
Read ahead short stories from Student's Book