Monday, March 9, 2009

TAOW--Tues Online Dialogue Assignment 2/10

Part I--Google Book Search—Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella
Read Chapter 1 of this book (starts on page 3)—Listening, Jotting and Crowding


For each of the sections write a brief response/reflection about what you learned:
· Jabber
· Scribbling in the Notebook
· Listening: Tuning in and Tuning out
· Jotting
· Crowding
· Stealing from Home

Homework: Do Exercise #1 on page 16—Writing What You Say—about 1 page typed

(**For fun try a little Guerrilla Dialogue by asking or saying unusual things and recording people’s reactions--keep it appropriate!)



Part II—Life List--20+ things
Look at John Goddard’s Life List and write your own list. Feel free to use his categories or make up your own (Explore, Visit, Accomplish, etc.)
Friday Packet 3/13 (three items) due (ALL TYPED!):
· Homework Exercise #1--Writing What You Say
· Dialogue from Five Places--Writing What Others Say from Five Different Places (can include home and school)—about 1 page (from last week)
· Life List of 20+ items