From 312f886e32dc81e904058c4de86bf0ee3c6af57a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:15:09 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/fcww/friday-notes.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 writing/fcww/friday-notes.md diff --git a/writing/fcww/friday-notes.md b/writing/fcww/friday-notes.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d01c0c54 --- /dev/null +++ b/writing/fcww/friday-notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +%title Friday — Critical Reading + +* Intro + * Intro self (incl "this is for MFA" spiel) + * Allow others to intro +* Ice breaker: What is your least favorite part of your favorite movie? +* Lead into what is a text: + * Books/writing, yes, but also anything that tells a story --- film, games, etc + * Thus, what is critical reading? +* Intentional engagement with a text, especially WRT the self: + * Back to ice breaker: how do you intentionally engage with your favorite film? + * How do we intentionally engage with a text in furry? + * What do we like in a furry text? + * What *don't* we like? + * Notably, not asking what makes a text furry --- that we are furries is what enables us to read in that context + * Thus, how do we engage with a text that *we* feel is furry *as* furries? +* What goes into critical reading? + * Layers: + * Mechanical: presentation, word choice, language usage, writing style, etc + * Subjective: emotional impact, plot effectiveness, description, evocativeness + * "7 Trips Through the Score" --- may n ot need that many, but multiple (or at least slow) reading can let us focus on one layer at a time +* Reading exercise: + * Pick 1 of these 2 categories to pay attention to first and read, then read for the second + * Critique tomorrow, but preview: we're not tearing a text apart, we're asking it questions: + * How did we feel the plot worked? Was there a structure? Could we follow it? + * What was told? What was left out? How did (not) knowing make us feel? + * What type of language usage was there? Word choice? Style usage? + * How about emotional impact? Was the story impactful? Did the mechanics help or hiinder? + * Was it evocative? How did the furry elements play into it? Did you want to learn more? Was it engaging? + * Be ready to summarize + * (~10 minutes to read) + * Someone summarize + * Talk through each + * Talk through how the exercise felt: + * Was it useful? Tiring? Enjoyable? +* Tomorrow, we'll go through critiquing writing and actually workshop a piece --- one of mine that has already been workshopped and published, so it's just an example of critiquing for a present author without putting anyone on the spot +* Do you want optional homework for Sunday? + * Write a short ~500 word snippet (or offer one already written) to go through a gentle workshopping + * While writing, think about what we talked through today + * Email to me, I'll put it online for all to read in the workshop + * Will be asking how it felt/etc