Class 3

We began today's class with a read-around of your creative work. After dividing up into smaller groups, everyone read their stories to each other.

We then discussed the week's reading assignment:

On "The Colonel" by Carolyn Forché:

Video of the author reading

Essays on "The Colonel"

On "The School" by Donald Barthelme:

"The Perfect Gerbil" by George Saunders

On "A Story About the Body" by Robert Hass:

Poet's Choice by Robert Pinsky

HOMEWORK:

1) Your creative assignment this week is about generating "smart surprise" through language. Follow the instructions for Waking Up Tired Language.

2) Writing a reading response to next week's stories. The theme this week is "The Snapshot Story." Read more about the "snapshot" concept here.