homework task

1. Write up your learning journal for these two days- ASAP, remember, your learning journal counts for 25% of your marks.

2. Do your written homework- ASAP (as in the course brief outline "your own written piece- either a series of poems, or a short story, or the the synopsis for an opening scene of a stage/radio/TV drama.")- then put it aside until a few days before the next session, the read it through and edit it with a fresh eye. Bring in both the first draft, and the edited version because both will be required when reviewing editing techniques.

3. Bring in a list of 5 cliches that interest me. 

4. Bring in 4 photographs that YOU have taken. 

It would be great if they are completely new photos, inspired by the content of the writing course so far, rather than stock items from your portfolio.

All four must be of PEOPLE. They must all be people who are OLDER THAN YOU. This is to prevent all bringing in pictures of peers, and to avoid the issues raised with bringing in photographs of children.

TWO of the photographs must be of people who you have talked to and asked to pose in some way- e.g. maybe you ask them not to smile, or ask them to look angry, or in love with each other...be creative!

The other TWO must be photographs were none of the people in the photos knew they were being photographed.

We will be sharing these out amongst everyone and writing stories from them. You won't be working with your own photos- so you can choose whether you are going to go for utterly obscure shots, or are going to be less cruel to your fellow students!

Use this as a creative oppurtunity to talk to people you wouldn't otherwise have any social contact with- e.g, elderly people, non-students, shopkeepers, builders, office workers, etc etc. Treat it as an excercise in itself- in terms of building up your bank of future characters to work on and with. Explain to people that this is a project from your course, and, of course, back off if they don't wish to participate. 

Have fun with your photographs- and try not to come back with too many black eyes!