J371  Winter 2013

Tallmadge

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Part of learning how to write well is learning how to read other people’s writing with a critical eye. Using what you have learned in this and other classes, you will critique TWO examples of the types of feature stories we are examining that week. In your analyses, don’t just say you liked or didn’t like the stories you chose, but look at them from a structural and craft perspective: How did the writer structure the story? What components did the writer use—quotes, description, anecdote or scene—to build the story? What did the writer do to keep your interest in the story? How did the writer’s choice of an ending strengthen the story? For personal essays, what was the point of change or insight?

POST YOUR ANALYSES TO THE CLASS BLOG. DO NOT EMAIL THEM TO ME.

#1              Short Feature. Choose two short features and analyze them according to the various components we have discussed in class. Due Mon., Jan. 14 @ midnight

#2            Profiles. Choose two profiles and analyze them according to the components we have discussed in class. Due Mon., 1/21 @ midnight.

#3            Essays. Due Mon., 2/11 @ midnight

#4            First long feature. Due Mon., 2/18 @ midnight

 #5            Second long feature. Due Mon., 2/25 @ midnight