Weekly Agenda: September 19-23

Tuesday, September 20
Read “Miss Brill” (fiction packet)
- complete and discuss post-reading questions
- identify direct and indirect characterization that build those traits
Demonstrations: Creating a character
Traits → Character background information
Background information → Character traits
Select a partner:
- Share the traits of each character
- Discuss how traits and dossiers will inform characters’ actions and
dialogue
- Using your characters from the weekend, write an extended conflict
between those two characters, incorporating narration, description,
and dialogue. Using whatever point of view you choose. Stay true to
your respective characters; have them act as they would based on
who you’ve developed them to be. This should be two pages. We’ll
finish next class.
HW: None

Thursday, September 22
Lecture: Conflict in Literature
- types
- examples
Read “The Use of Force” (fiction packet). Discuss:
- post-reading questions
- characterization
- conflict
- symbolism/message/meaning
Finish partner scenes → Volunteers share → turn in
HW: Read Passion for Narrative pp. 125-138. Takes notes on the 11 Roles of Plot.