"Most great stories of adventure, from The Hobbit to Seven Pillars of Wisdom, come furnished with a map. That's because every story of adventure is in part the story of landscape, of the interralationship between human beings (or Hobbits, as the case may be) and topography. Every adventure story is conceivable only with refence to a particular set of geographical features that in each case sets the course, literally, of the tale."-Michael Chabon



Thursday, September 2, 2010

September 3





Opening class journal: How did reading "The Clan of the One Breasted Woman" change your perspective on Terry Tempest Williams? How did you notice the tone of the piece changing to fit the content? What effect did this have on you as a reader?

OR

What was your reaction to Eula Biss? How did you feel about her representation of the floods/Iowa? Was she fair? If you are from Iowa, how would you have represented the same event/environment?

Prosody Patricia Smith:


(Listen to podcast via laptop)

Film activity:

Consider the following---

What is being framed? What is the director choosing to show?

•Use of visuals (people, places, objects, etc.)
•Use of audio (narration, quotes, music, etc.)
•Pace and tone
•Types of emotional appeals meant to persuade the viewer
•The way the character interacts with his/[her] environment




Into the Wild: Trailer:

Into the Wild - Official Trailer from Anne Luchtenveld on Vimeo.


Homework: Blood Dazzler, by Patricia Smith, first half (Kayla Hagen, Katie Hiatt)
“Place,” by WS Merwin, p. 716, “The Summer Day,” by Mary Oliver, p. 737


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