Thursday-Friday 24-25 September

Working with Ms. Margolis, writers discussed lists of what is and is not remembered, and how that describes the character of the person to whom the list belongs. Writers read and analyzed the story "The Things They Carried." Writers discussed tangible and intangible "things that people carry".

On Friday the discussion and work in class continued around the concept of "backwriting" the development of details about a character to make him or her (or it) more believable and life like.

Some of the questions to consider / ways to begin thinking about a character include:

What does he/she carry with them every day?
What "things" are visibile to the world? What is hidden?
Does your character have keepsakes or cherished objects?
Descrivbbe a room in your character's house
Are there "things" yhour character wished he /s he could get rid of?
What "things" has your character lost?
How does yoru character carry herself/ himself?