Today, we conducted a verb revision activity, where Chase had to identify the verbs she used in her dialogue and descriptive writing exercise, and then consider revising them with more vivid and descriptive verbs. Next, we began reading "The Destructors" by Graham Greene.

Today, Chase turned in her P.O.V. story revision. Next, we discussed the stylistic elements of Gothic literature, and then brainstormed for her Mary Shelley author mimic assignment due Monday.

Today we discussed using dialogue as a plot catalyst, and the importance of embedding your writing with detailed, specific and targeted descriptions. I then asked Chase to write a quick scene using only description and dialogue. For homework, Chase should finish the revision of her P.O.V. short story by Thursday.

Today we read and discussed the essay "Point of View: Subjective Versus Objecting and Roving" by the author Nick Mamatas. We then completed "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, and discussed the POV and character descriptions. Chase also worked on the revision of her POV assignment.

Today, Chase began the challenge of rewriting a scene from her first person P.O.V. assignment in the third person. Next, I gave her a critique of her first draft of the same assignment in the first person. Next, we read "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, noting how the author developed POV by developing dialogue, exposition and descriptive scenes.

Today, we read "If Sharks Were Men" by Bertolt Brecht. We discussed satire, and how it critiques culture on a broad scale. We then related this back to the aesthetic and mood of the Kafka and Marquez readings. Next, Chase continued to work on her P.O.V assignment.

Chase worked on her Point of View assignment today, writing two scenes, one version in first person and one in third person. Afterwards, she read http:/pamolson.org//ArtSharksMen.html.

We began by reviewing Chase's final draft of her "Gorilla" story. Next, Chase and I discussed her next writing assignment in more detail. Chase mapped out the scenes she had brainstormed, and should write the first scene for homework. Next, we completed reading "The Metamorphosis" and discussed the questions it asks its reader to answer about dealing with crisis, forces out of your control, and family dynamics.

Today we went over the different categories of a person's self concept and how Chase might apply this understanding to how she develops characterization in her writing. Chase brainstormed how to approach her next assignment on point of view and was inspired by "The Metamorphosis." Next we read "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and discussed how it relates to Kafka and how the two dealt with realism and absurdism to develop their themes.

Today I asked Chase to again demonstrate her knowledge of adjective and adverb subordinate clauses by using them in sample sentences. Next, I read and critiqued the first revision of her short story draft. Chase will revise once more before submitting the final draft. Next, we continued to read "The Metamorphosis." I asked Chase to consider what questions and thoughts Kafka is inviting us to consider with this literary deliberation on the human condition of loneliness and family relationships. For her next writing assignment, I asked her to brainstorm a scene written from the perspective of another character in the story.