follow-up assignment and weekend reading

1. On "Clara"

- analyze the construction of the two main characters in the story
- in what ways are the characters multi-dimensional?
- point out the inconsistencies, contradictions, imperfections
-point out the discrepancy between what the characters desire, intend, need, as against what they are capable of doing

- take note of the story's beginning. think of other possible middles and ends that could follow a beginning such as that one.

2. On the collection i copied to your flash drives last wednesday:

read all the stories carefully. we will take up only one or two, but read the entire collection all the same. use the list of elements of fiction in the syllabus as a guide to analyzing the manner by which the writers put their stories together.

3. On another note;

we need to talk about scheduling a two or three-hour advance/make-up meeting, not necessarily inside the classroom. it can be in a quiet cafe where we can hold a discussion. we'll just subsidize those among us who may not be willing to spend for a cup of coffee in order to be allowed to use the cafe as discussion space. i shall be out of town on the first week of december to attend a writers' fellowship/conference, hence the need to meet during extra school hours.

please also get to know each other better. get each other's numbers and email addies. come up wuth a block directory. have a copy of each other's schedules, if necessary. all for the sake of class management. =)

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have a great weekend, everyone!


daryll