Sumários
"Sarah Cole"
9 Março 2020, 16:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim
OP
Discussion of "Sarah Cole"
HW:
Read Gaitskill's "Tiny, Smiling Daddy"
Word portraits and character sketches
9 Março 2020, 08:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Word portraits and character sketches.. Reading and discussing descriptions of fictional characters.
Lydia Davis
4 Março 2020, 16:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim
OP
Sharing of Obstacles kernels
Lydia Davis
HW:
Revise the WE we started in class
Read "Sarah Cole" for next class, and on for next classes
Character construction
4 Março 2020, 08:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Character construction: describing a picture (page 20).
Comparing and contrasting students' description of the picture with Isherwood's description of Sally Bowles in Goodbye to Berlin. (page 21)
Showing v. telling: 'The art of fiction_ Introducing a character' by David Lodge. (pages 21-22)
'Going the last inch; some thoughts on showing and telling' by Lindsay Clarke (pages 18-19)
A practical approach to showing v. telling.
"Last"
2 Março 2020, 16:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim
Sharing of '2 characters crossing paths' pair work
"Last"
Obstacle-driven stories
HW
Come up with an Obstacle-driven kernel for next class