Day 9

Fri-Sat. Sep. 17-18

• More about form

• Brainstorm for character essay

• Share details from “Mazie” and “The Man Who Eats”

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Homework

➤ Read “Mazie” or “The Man Who Eats”

Read whichever of these you didn’t read last time. (You don’t necessarily need to read all of it — the first priority should be working on your character essay. But please read enough that you can talk about it this coming class.)

Look for one of each of these things and be ready to share:

• Physical description of a character’s appearance

• A list of concrete objects

• An anecdote about a character (something they once did)

• A description of a character’s habits (something they always or often do or did)

• An aphorism / statement of that character’s worldview and values

• Something another character says about that character

• A description of the character acting in a scene (physical action)

• Quotation or dialogue that captures a character’s voice

➤ Read your classmates’ aphorisms, pick one or two favorites

Read over your classmates’ new aphorisms on Box, and pick one or two that you like best or find most interesting. Come ready to share it and tell us why you like it or find it interesting.

➤ Write about a character

Don’t forget your character essay is a little over a week from now; it would probably be a good idea to get started writing.

To start generating ideas, please pick a person who you think you might want to write about, and do the following:

1) Pick one of the forms/devices that I asked you to look for in “Mazie” or “The Man Who Eats” (physical description of character, list of objects, anecdotes, habits, action in a scene, etc) and write a paragraph about your character using that form/device.

2) Write two aphorisms that capture your character’s beliefs or ways seeing the world.

• One aphorism should mention a place or type of place that is significant to your character

• One aphorism should mention an object that is significant to your character

Put both your paragraphs and your aphorisms in the same Word document and upload it to Box in the folder called “10-Sketches about a character.”