Harvard Extension School Expo E-25; Section 8 (7:45PM-9:45PM) Instructor: Julie Anne McNary Please check your Elluminate Audio Wizard We will begin at 7:45PM.

Online WebConference Via Elluminate Software Website: Elluminate Room: Expository Writing E25: Introduction to Academic Writing and Critical Reading Analyzing the Short Story

Overview  Updates about schedule and last conferences  In-class exercise and discussion – sample Comparison and Contrast paper.  Essay #3 VOTE  Essay #3 Description and first exercises 3.1 and 3.2

Our Book and Chapters ISBN # ISBN # Chapters we’ve read so far: Chapters we’ve read so far: –1: Reading a Story –2. Point of View –3. Character –4. Setting –5. Tone and Style –6. Theme –13. Writing about A Story –7. Symbol –8. Evaluating a Story –Re-assigned section in Writing about a Story,

Upcoming Schedule Final Draft of Essay #2 – Due Wednesday night, Midnight, November 18, or Friday, November 20, for those people who are still in need of commentary from me. Final Draft of Essay #2 – Due Wednesday night, Midnight, November 18, or Friday, November 20, for those people who are still in need of commentary from me. Monday, November 16, Essay #3 assigned – class vote thereupon. Schedule to be determined. Monday, November 16, Essay #3 assigned – class vote thereupon. Schedule to be determined. November 23 – no class – instructor conflict. November 23 – no class – instructor conflict. Exercise 3.1 & 3.2 assigned, due November 30 Exercise 3.1 & 3.2 assigned, due November 30

IN-CLASS WRITING EXERCISE 35 minutes 35 minutes Go to our website and retrieve the two sample papers in the folder marked Sample Essay #2 Drafts. Go to our website and retrieve the two sample papers in the folder marked Sample Essay #2 Drafts. Read the essays very carefully and see if you can outline the structure thereof, both overall and within the individual paragraphs. Read the essays very carefully and see if you can outline the structure thereof, both overall and within the individual paragraphs. Again, like last week, DO NOT worry if you have not read the materials referred to in the essay – just look at the structure. Again, like last week, DO NOT worry if you have not read the materials referred to in the essay – just look at the structure. Ideally, highlight structural areas that work, and question areas that don’t, but pay particular attention to how the body paragraphs relate to each other, as well as their internal structure. Ideally, highlight structural areas that work, and question areas that don’t, but pay particular attention to how the body paragraphs relate to each other, as well as their internal structure. Come back to the classroom prepared to discuss the essays in depth. Come back to the classroom prepared to discuss the essays in depth.

ESSAY #3: CLASS VOTE

Book-Film Comparisons for Essay #3 The Age of Innocence, novel by Edith Wharton and 1993 film of the same name Breakfast at Tiffany’s, novel by Truman Capote and 1961 film of the same name The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the 2008 film of the same name Election, novel by Tom Perrotta and the 1999 film of the same name Fight Club, novel by Chuck Palahniuk and the 1999 film of the same name Little Children, novel Tom Perrotta and the 2006 film of the same name Mystic River, novel by Dennis Lehane and the 2003 film of the same name Push, novel by Sapphire and the 2009 film Precious, based thereupon Room with a View, novel by E.M. Forster and the 1985 film of the same name Twilight, novel by Stephanie Meyer and the 2008 film of the same name Extra Credit Options: Heart of Darkness, novella by Joseph Conrad, and the 1979 film Apocalypse Now based thereupon (must also use Hearts of Darkness: A filmmaker’s Apocalypse, as well) Little Women, novel by Louisa May Alcott, and two films of the same name (1949 and 1994) The Odyssey, poem by Homer, and the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? based thereupon. Where the Wild Things Are, children’s book by Maurice Sendak and 2009 film of the same name (must read the David Eggers screenplay, as well)

Essay #3 – Exercise 3.1 – Due in Two Weeks – 11/30 First read the book/story in question in detail and write a one- page plot summary thereof. Then, see the movie(s) in question and write a one-page plot summary thereof. JUST ON THE LEVEL OF PLOT, write a page or two about what the similarities and differences between the book/story and the film: – –Sequence of events (are they in the same order) – –What scenes are left out, added, enhanced, diminished? – –Characters left out, added, enhanced, diminished? – –Setting changed, enhanced, diminished? Brainstorm for a paragraph or two about why the filmmakers might have made these decisions about plot.

Essay #3 – Exercise 3.2 – Due in Two Weeks – 11/30 After reading the book, focus in on the protagonist – –Write a one-page character analysis thereof. A close-reading of this character alone. Then, after seeing the film, write a one-page analysis of the protagonist thereof. Then do the following: – –Write a list of all key characters in the book – –Write a list of all key characters in the film – –Take the top three characters in each and compare/contrast their respective roles. Consider the book the primary source and the film the secondary. How well does the film adhere to the book regarding character? do the characters in the book change in the film? are they used differently? – –Brainstorm about why the film makers may have made the decisions above about character.