Presentations on CNF publication venues. I reviewed the criteria for the presentations on your publication venues. The assignment sheet (posted to the right) was originally developed for group work - but we didn't do the project that way. Feel free to network with your classmates (to see how they are doing their presentation and talk over what you want to do for yours) but there is no group component for your class. Some sample presentations (created for publication venues by students in last year's class) are Creative Nonfiction, The Kenyon Review, and The Fourth Genre. If you click on these links you can see some of the different ways students chose to meet the requirements for this assignment.
Short projects. You talked through your ideas/brainstorming for your short projects. You came up with a wide range of formats for this project including: a thematic series of scenes/vignettes; images (moving or still) with scrolling text or voiceover; a thematic, a sharply focused, short narrative or reflective essay (like "Some things about that night"); a multimedia presentation (lyrics with images with music; i-movie with voiceover/scrolling text); and letters + reflections. Any of these approaches or a combination will work for this project. The readings posted for last week provide a range of examples for this kind of writing. After talking through your ideas we decided on the criteria for the assignment.
LENGTH:
The piece should be from 300-750 words (5-7 minutes)
FOCUS:
Your piece should have a clear conceptual/thematic focus
DEVELOPMENT:
1) It should develop a complex presentation of that focus through the use of scenes/stories or other device that develops or allows for multiple perspectives on your focus.
2) The presentation and ideas should exhibit creativity and originality (with nontrivial reflective potential and fresh representations).
3) Because this piece is short, it is essential that every word/phrase/image works to open up your central focus; this requires economy, cohesion, and sharpness in your writing.
ORGANIZATION
The structure of this piece should reflect the audience and purpose for your composition.
You were requested to post brainstorming/drafty writing for one piece as Blog 9 and brainstory/drafty writing for a second piece for Blog . This writing does not need to be elaborate, but it should provide enough information for you to network with your classmates so you can develop your writing and ideas.
The revised, final draft for the short project is due December 11.
Portfolio
A sample portfolio presented in the format required for the final presentation of your work is posted at Sample portfolio. It uses google.sites (available through your Kean email) and models the page structure with a list of what to include on each page. The Reflective essay posted on the first page, sets up your portfolio and serves as a place for you to consider your identity as a CNF writer and how the work from this semester illustrates (or not) that identity. Requirements for the introductory reflective essay are posted to the right.
For next week.
Blog 11: Drafty writing/brainstorming for Short essay 2
Blog 12: Publication
venue handout
We will spend nest week's class creating the portfolios, working on the introductory essays, and listening to and talking about your presentations on the different CNF publication venues.
Have a great week and see you soon!
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