Saunders (II)

20 Fevereiro 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Group comprehension questions & discussion of "Tenth of December"

Writing Ex2 (pairs). Stealing from George Saunders: kick-starting a story based on 2 interwoven characters.

HW: Read Saunders's interview (in New Yorker's "This Week in Fiction")

Assessment criteria

16 Fevereiro 2017, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Students introduce themselves to the class and then write a story starting with 

                      "It was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.".

Students will be assessed on oral and written work. Weighting will be as follows:

one writing test -                                                            50

individual step-by-step short story writing                        20%

                 oral,written task-based assignments 

                  and active participation in class                                       25%

                 attendance                                                                           5%

Since assessment will be conducted on a regular basis, any task that is not submitted when due and/or any form of plagiarism will be given a zero.

Worker students may opt for continuous assessment (in which case they will have to comply with all the assessment criteria set for regular students) OR sit an examination to be held after the end of the second semester.

The Creative Writing test will be held on May 23. Tutorials are made by appointment with the teacher by email (mcabrita1@campus.ul.pt)

Saunders (I)

15 Fevereiro 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Overview of Revision Checklist of Key Narrative Elements
Feedback on WE1 (Writing Exercise 1)
Reading of my WE1 to exemplify the structure of Oral Presentations
Reading of Saunders' "Tenth of December"

Creative Writing classes start on February 16

14 Fevereiro 2017, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Introduction

13 Fevereiro 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Introductions to the course, materials, assessment

HW: Read first couple of pages of George Saunders' "Tenth of December", just to get a feel. We'll read it next class.

Get Student's Book (reprografia Vermelha) & read Course Programme and Regulations