Hi Everybody,
This is where we will share our ideas on subjects related to film and literature. For this first coffeehouse post, read two short stories: Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Bierce’s “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (both can be found in the Readings menu tab). And then write a 300-word post that focusses on two parts of the Five Part Tool in particular: #2 Setting and #5 Metaphors, Symbols, and Images. Refer to the specific questions on the handout. One paragraph for each short story is fine.
–DUE DATE: before class on February 18.
Coffeehouse posts should be conversational, friendly, and experimental. This means that you don’t have to be overly formal, but you should stretch yourself in terms of vocabulary and sentence structures. And, of course, please proof your work carefully before publishing. Informal writing does not mean sloppy, incoherent, ungrammatical, misspelled writing. For example, students who do not use standard capitalization and type the word “i” in place of the upper case I will not receive credit until they revise their post.
Total word count: at least 300 words.
How do we post to OpenLab? It’s pretty simple. Once logged in and on our class site, go to Dashboard, and find Posts > Add New on the top-left. Then, click the Category type. Once you click the category “Coffeehouse, #1” then you can start typing. Proofread your work, then save. Then, you can preview it. Finally, click publish.
Here’s a short video I made last semester on how to create and post a Virtual Coffeehouse post:
Here are the directions from OpenLab:
Cheers,
Prof. Scanlan
