Thursday Classwork

SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK, IN ORDER TO GIVE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM:

1. can you follow the story?  Some ambiguity is fine, but if the plot of the story is difficult to understand, or there are major plot holes, what can the author do, to clarify or fill in the holes?
2. do you feel like you get to know the character enough, to understand why s/he/it reacts to the situation as s/he/it does?  If not, what more can the author include, to help you understand the character better?
3. does the narrator have a clear voice?  Does the narrator have a clear, or at least implied, opinion/feeling about the main character?  If not, what can the author adjust, in the narration, to make the voice clearer?  Remember the voice development tools we discussed last time.
4. how do you feel about the beginning and/or ending of the story?  

#1 (due Tues, March 1): how you used peer feedback, to revise

1. Blog #1: post one or more comments, that you received from your peers during conferencing, that you thought were especially helpful (praise or criticism), and what you changed about your story, based on those comments.

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