ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DAY
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The Buzz (Campus Newspaper) Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 31
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Buzz (Campus Newspaper) Meeting is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Henkel Hall, Room 228. This will be full staff meetings for the campus newspaper and new members are always welcome. For more information, please contact Michelle Adams at madams144@su.edu.
First African-American Disney Animator To Hold Masterclass At Shenandoah University On Feb. 1
Floyd Norman Will Address Those Interested In the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management
Winchester, Va. (Jan. 26, 2017) – Floyd Norman, Disney’s first African-American animator, will speak at Shenandoah University at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson Auditorium (1460 University Drive, Winchester, VA 22601). This event is free and open to the public; no registration is required.
Norman will share his story about his pioneering work in the world of animation, and this presentation will allow participants to engage in thought dialogue about how they may enter into the field of animation and/or careers related to arts, entertainment, media management, design, film and animation.
DON’T FORGET: WRITE TO WIN $250 IN THESE POETRY AND FICTION WRITING CONTESTS
The deadline for the annual S. Gordden Link Poetry and Bruce C. Souders Fiction writing contests, sponsored by the English Department, is Monday, March 6.
To enter, submit one typed copy of each entry via email to Ms. Jo Strader (jstrader@su.edu), or in person in Gregory Hall, Room 157. Your name should only appear on a cover sheet to ensure anonymity until judging is complete. Participants must be Shenandoah University undergraduate students enrolled full-time (at least 12 credits) during the 2016-2017 school year.
Entrants to the poetry contest may submit a maximum of five (5) poems; there is a 5,000 word maximum for short stories submitted to the fiction writing contest. Submitted manuscripts must be unpublished in any other form.
Questions? Contact Assistant Professor of English Christin Taylor, Ph.D., at ctaylor4@su.edu or stop by her office in Gregory Hall, Room 107.
Here is a cool essay on books.How to workshop writing
When you have your writing "workshopped" you sit in the room as if you don't exist. The reader experiences your work the same as if they read it online or bought it in a bookstore. You are not there to defend the work, explain the work, interpret the work. To workshop is for you to see your words speak for themselves - and for some writers are surprised at what the work is really saying to someone.
Don’t make vague statements like “it’s good.” Rather than simply stating what you think, explain why. Think in terms of whether something “works” rather than in terms of “good” or “bad.”
Focus on strengths first, but don’t hide your constructive ideas about areas that could improve. Be sensitive but honest. The point is to help the writer consider ways to improve the work. Don’t be afraid to politely express your true reactions to the piece.
As you read each other's stories ask the text the following questions:
Initial stage: Does the opening of the piece make you want to keep reading?
Setting: Is the setting apparent? Are there details about the time/ place/location? Does the setting play an important role?
Senses: Are you captivated by the writing in terms of senses/ does the writing make you taste, feel, see, smell, and hear in your imagination?
Language: Is the writing exciting? Strange? Too simple? Would you need a dictionary to understand what’s happening?
Predictability: Is the writing too predictable? Is it so unpredictable that it leaves too many loose ties at the end?
Distractions: Is there anything in the writing that takes away from its depth?
Dialogue: Does it blend well with the writing? Are the dialogue lines “normal” or too “forced”? Would you actually overhear people talking like that?
Characters: Are they well-developed? Can you imagine them being actual people?
Scenes and Scene Transitions: Can you tell when the scenes change? Can you keep track of the time//location throughout the story?
Pace: Are there parts of the story that are “too slow” and could perhaps be more exciting or cut? Is there too much action and not enough “thinking time” in the piece?
Believability: Are aspects of the story just too impossible?
Conflict(s): Is there an apparent issue in the story that is attended to and resolved?
Resolution: Does it appropriately tie up the issue? Is it too farfetched or cliched?
Be sensitive but honest. The point is to help the writer consider ways to improve the work. You may say something like:
“The dialogue in the opening scene is an effective idea–I feel like it captures interest right off the bat–but it starts to get confusing towards the end of the opening scene...I’m not making all the connections between the characters’ lines...maybe the writer has those connections in his mind, but needs to give more direction to us readers so that we can make those same connections.”
FOR THURSDAY
Get in touch with you dancer and start doing your research portion of the project. Identify who you want to interview or where you want to go to observe Start to look at different CNF genres and begin to think about what way you want to write this. In order to create the piece(s) you need to have the following: 1. The Town Hall research (three sources) 2. Two session of observation 3. Two - three interviews to expand on the research you have done and give the piece texture. This is what we will be working on until Feb. 28 | |||||||||||
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Week of January 30
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