Class 5

We started class today talking about syntax, and how it's important to vary your sentence structure and try new kinds of sentences. Here's a handout you'll need. Get to know some of the various techniques for creating new kinds of syntax.

Today we talked about the "bizarre, inscrutable moment." These are stories that feature a moment of supernatural or spiritual quality, such as "Grace Period," "Brilliant Silence," or "California..." They also work by allegory—in stories like "Udders" and "Maybe a Superhero"—and personification in "The Anger of the Horses" and "How the Water Feels to the Fishes."

HOMEWORK
1) Read the selections for "Monologue, Voice, and Identity" and write a Reading Response.
2) Write your own story about the mysterious and inscrutable inspired by one of the following photographs:

Gregory Crewdson

Sven Prim

Elena Tchernenko

Tejal Patni