Our 4th Meeting

We had our fourth meeting today, in which we once again had a very diverse array of written pieces. Katy brought in a poem, and asked whether or not the rhythm of the poem worked, which lead to our discussion on the effect and impact that rhythm has on poetry. Trevor brought in the first two pages of the script for the short movie he's writing, it was very exciting to see the story put into a dialogue. His question was if there was too much dialogue, or any unrealistic dialogue in the script. The script was actually very realistic and we decided that the impatience of the main character came across in his few lines. I brought in the first couple pages of a short story, and my question was whether or not the shift from past to present moments was too confusing. Having so many different types of pieces is beneficial to the group because we have plenty of things to discuss and I feel that we are able to learn a lot from one anther.

-Julia

Last Group Meeting

Hey guys. During our last class period, we all found interesting ways to contribute to the group's sharing and discussion. Trevor is working on his screenplay and brought in an updated treatment. This continued the story of the anonymous "businessman" into the final bits of the screenplay, showing in what direction his is going with his project. Julia has been working on some original poetry in the sonnet format. We talked about the meaning behind the poems and their structure. I have decided to expand upon my "Writer's Metaphor" piece and make it more polished. For me at least, it's been engaging how none of us so far have really been working on comparable pieces, and we all find unique ways to contribute to our discussions of the writing process. See you D block!

Pointing and Center of Gravity

Last class, we did the pointing and center of gravity exercises with the pieces we had all brought in. Unfortunately, we were short one member because Julia was sick. The pieces we brought were written in very different styles. Katie brought a dialog between two sisters, Alan brought in a persuasive article about Ron Paul, and I brought in the first part of the treatment for my script. One thing that stuck out for people about Katie's was her use of colorful description, such as "I thought her eyes would explode." Something that stuck out for us about Alan's piece was his comparison of Ron Paul's policies to the U.S. declaration of independence. In all, I found it to be an informative meeting, and I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone brings next time!