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Meyer:
Chapter 2 (All)
Chapter 10: "Combining the Elements of Fiction" 290-299
For additional perspective and examples, read Meyer: Chapter 46--all
Review Essay Assignment # 1 Short Fiction Essay
On Monday, submit Short Fiction Exploratory paper to the discussion forum on Blackboard (Short Fiction Exploratory Workshop). Also submit to me via digital drop box (use attachment) and email (copy and paste). Don't forget the heading and the paragraph numbering.
(due
Monday)
(1) Post replies to the Week Three Discussion and keep discussion going through
this week and the next.
(2) By Thursday, Feb. 9 at 10 PM, complete reviews of your classmates' exploratory papers There are specific instructions on the board.
Take the Short Fiction Quiz on Blackboard located under the Course Documents link. The quiz will test your close reading of the short stories, through this week. You have only one try for this quiz and twenty minutes to answer the questions. The quiz will be available from Monday of this week through Sunday of next week, 14 days total. Make sure you follow all instructions very carefully. There are no retakes, and if you exceed the time allowed, the system will lock you out of the quiz. Be prepared: Quiz points add up!
Meyer: Chapters 37 AND 38: all, with special attention to Trifles.
Online: "A Jury of Her Peers" (do not try to substitute the reading on Meyer page 1012--it's not the complete version. The link has the complete version.
Listen to a dramatization of "A Jury of Her Peers" online
You'll need Windows Media Player or RealOne for this; there is a link at the site.