Sleeping Beauty and Sharing Time

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Today, you'll be printing out and sharing your story progress. In the past blogs, it's been suggested that you have your stories at a certain length. Today, you'll be in discussion groups, sharing what you have thus far and giving feedback to your peers. It's a nice time to have some creative sharing. Here's how it's going to work:

1) Print out your stories. 

2) Take turns reading stories aloud to each other in your groups. Everyone does this. No recording, no notes, nothing. Just read out loud; give your words life! 

3) After hearing a story read out loud, take 30-60 seconds to record impressions, thoughts, etc. 

4) Once everyone has read aloud, pass the stories around the group and read them quietly, adding comments to the paper. This way, there should be comments from everyone in the group on each story being shared

At the end of class, I'm collecting these printed out stories, with comments on them. Each story must have your name on it, along with comments from your group. Again, this is due at the end of class.

If there's more time after you've gone through the stories of each group member, you're not done. Use the comments, continue writing. Bear in mind I'll still be collecting the printed copies with comments on them.

Also:

Some of you haven't really gotten much done in the way of your stories. If this is the case and you have nothing (or very little) to share in a group, you'll be writing instead. Except today, you're to print out your story and hand it to me by the end of class. No exceptions. The 750-1000 word mark isn't a suggestion. This is where you should be. If your story isn't at this length, it will be by Wednesday. The stories must continue. A full-story due-date is coming soon. 

Homework: 

If I don't receive a substantial story (with or without peer comments) by the end of class today, bring it on Wednesday. No exceptions.