For Tuesday, Oct. 5 and Thursday, Oct. 6

Tuesday:
Review proposals
Story dissection

Thursday:
Workshop short pieces (500 words; based on story-idea/proposal for long piece)

Assignment:
Find a long piece in a magazine you love. Dissect the story. Mark it up. Use a highlighter or whatever works best for you. Indicate the following:

* Writer's use of scene/place
* Vivid dialogue/quotes
* Sources -- kinds of sources, variety of sources, purpose of sources
* Evidence of background research
* Presence or absence of the writer ("I")
* Transitional phrases and moves that make the narrative seamless

Bring your dissected story to class on Tuesday.