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Getting & Giving Help
Unit Completion Date: End of Week 6
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Contrary to what many of you may be expecting, we won't simply be giving each other our opinions of the stories--whether they are good or bad--but instead, we will be reporting on our experience of reading the stories. One of the most valuable services we can provide is simply telling one another what we understand to be the point of view of a story, who we see as the main character, what we feel are the major conflicts. Our reportage of our reading in this way doesn't even require us to suggest changes to the writer--the difference between our reading and the writer's intent will inherently point the writer toward revision options.
Likewise, we will attempt to identify techniques we see at work, how we think the writer is attempting to dramatize conflict, develop character, produce a vivid fictional experience, and employ the chosen point of view. Again, it's not really necessary for us to suggest changes. The very difference between what we see the writer as doing and what the writer believes herself to be doing will provide the writer with a general idea of what changes might be made to the story.
All of the critical vocabulary we've been developing in the past five weeks will now be used as the basis for our discussions of our stories. For this reason, it's important for you to reread and refer back to the earlier discussion unit in providing your response. When you are describing an aspect of a story's point of view, for instance, you should go back and reread the section of the previous discussion unit that applies, and tell the writer what section they might go back to in order to understand your reading.
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