Sumários

Gaitskill

27 Março 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Oral Presentations

Discussion of Gaitskill's "Tiny, Smiling Dad"

Writing ex.: Similes

Character construction: word portraits. Great Beginning Feedback

23 Março 2017, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Reading and discussing two excerpts, one from Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee, and the other from 'The Lovely Lady' by D.H. Lawrence.

Matching descriptions with pictures.

Providing feedback on the great beginnings students wrote as part of their step-by-step short story writing in class.

Reading and discussing excerpts from students« work.

Discussing narrative techniques and stylistic devices.

"Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story" (Banks)

22 Março 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Oral presentations

"Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story" (Banks)

HW:
Read "The Disappeared" (Baxter)
&
Students whose first name starts with letters 'J' through 'Z' must email me just one or maximum two questions about Baxter's short story to ask the class.

You may, for example, ask a question about a character / something you find odd or don't quite understand / the significance or implication of a certain detail (in the phrasing of a sentence or a plot development) / etc. = a question to stimulate analysis and debate

Deadline for this email is the 25th: Saturday morning = 9 am. (Of course, feel free to send it any time before then.)

Unit 2 Character construction

21 Março 2017, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Character construction: telling versus showing. (SW, pages 22-23)

Describing Sally Bowles from a picture.

Reading and discussing an extract from Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood and David Lodge's 'The art of fiction: Introducing a character' (SW pages 24-27). Watching the Brian-meets-Sally-Bowles scene from Cabaret, the film based on Isherwood's book.

"Last"

20 Março 2017, 10:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Oral presentations

"Last", Ali Smith

HW: Devise a plot that is driven by the narrative concept of obstacles.