For Tuesday, 7/7

Reading:

1. Read Gotham Ch.3, Plot: A Question of Focus

2. McKee-3 (1-13 in the PDF)

McKee-3.pdf

3. Saunders, “Pastoralia” (The story by that title, not the whole book!)

Pastoralia-George_Saunders.pdf

Writing:

In Gotham Ch.3, begin the YOUR TURN exercises on your own.

Talking Points:

• Progressive Complications
• Law of Conflict revisited
• Major Dramatic Question
• Aristotelian Plot Structure
• Developing Plot in Your Writing