Writing for Designers: Intro to Narrative Structure and Style
Agenda
Monday, November 5
10:00 – 10:30
Introduction + Plan for the week
10:30 – 12:00
Mini-Lesson / Exercises on Description + Directionality
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:30
Mini-lesson / Exercises on Reverse Outlining
Handouts: Solastalgia and Living Like Weasels
2:30
Introduce writing prompts for this workshop's independent assignment:
- In a personal essay, describe an encounter with a nonhuman (an animal, object, etc.) that changed you.
- The year is 2040. Write a reminiscence about your childhood winters.
- “Solastalgia” is a “psychoterratic” neologism. Create and define your own psychoterratic term, either positive or negative.
* These short essays should be 500-750 words long.
* For those working on After Abundance essays, your requirements are here.
* Please bring four copies of your rough draft to Wednesday afternoon's workshop (1-3 pm).
3:00 – 6:00
Work time / Drop-in help / Individual meetings
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Tuesday, November 6
10:00 – 10:30
Check in / Q & A
10:30 – 12:00
Mini-lesson / Exercise on Defamiliarization
Handout: 12 O'Clock News
Please email these exercises to me (description + object) at: [email protected]
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00
Mini-lesson / Exercise on Concision
Handouts: Concision and Concision Exercise
2:00 – 6:00
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Wednesday, November 7
10:00 – 10:30
Check in / Q & A
10:30 – 12:00
Mini-lesson / Exercise on Audience
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
** Four copies of rough drafts due **
1:00 – 3:00
Workshop Works in Progress in small groups
3:00 – 6:00
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Thursday, November 8
10:00 – 10:30
Check in / Q & A
10:30 – 12:00
Mini-lesson / Exercises on Mimesis
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00
Present work
3:00 – 4:00
Final questions / Wrap-up / Debrief