In my class today (Creative Non-fiction) we were to partner up with another random classmate, and define creative non fiction. Once we agreed on our definition of creative non fiction we were to compare our commonalities and write a creative non fiction essay on them. These were the instructions of the assignment exactly as they were written on the board.
- Talk about yourselves
- Define creative non fiction
- Write an "essay"
This is what me and Hank Murry came up with.
Definition of creative non fiction: Taking factual information, and transforming that information into an interesting and engaging essay.
Here is our essay:
Hank Murry and Kelley Wyman have a variety of commonalities except that they were born and raised on opposite sides of the country. Whether Pacific or Atlantic they both share a love for the beach. While Hanks competitive days are behind him, Kelley is developing into a threat to breaststrokers across the nation. Both Hank and Kelley share an interest in Creative Fiction, but what really bonds the two together is their desire to go out and have a good time. While Hank has his fraternity brotherhood, Kelley shares a close brotherhood with the members of the Arizona Swimming and Diving team. Kelley's vehicle of choice is a 99' Honda Shadow motorcycle, while Hank occasionally cruises down the boardwalks of California on his Vespa Scooter. Kelley and Hank both left their luxurious beach lifestyles to come to the Wild West of America for an education.
The End.
Thoughts on Non-Fiction?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Comparing Tragedies
First blog entry. Not sure how much I'll attend to this blog, but I just want to get some extra practice for my writing classes.
Today in my ENGL 210 (Creative Fiction) class we were told to write somethings that stuck out to us in this article. The article is about the tragic events of January 8th, 2011. The shooting that took place in a Safeway in Tucson, Arizona.
While reading the article I immediately thought that it was ironic that the shooting took place in a grocery story called SAFEway. Nothing of importance there, but perhaps interesting? Something that was interesting to me was how every individual is effected differently by a tragedy. I remember what I was doing when I heard about the shooting, and it sort of stunned me to think that everyone has their own story about where they were and what they were doing when a tragedy falls upon us. I'm sure all of you remember where you were when the first plane struck the first tower on September 11th, 2001. I was in the 6th grade, sitting in Mrs. Castollie's (spelling?) classroom watching the morning announcements. Suddenly, the anchor of the announcements directed all the teachers to change the channel to the local news station. For that entire day, my classmates and I sat around watching the events unfold before our very eyes. Similar to 9/11, I remember exactly what I was doing, and what I did after I received news of the Tucson Tragedy.
Agree/Disagree? Do you remember what you were doing and when?
Today in my ENGL 210 (Creative Fiction) class we were told to write somethings that stuck out to us in this article. The article is about the tragic events of January 8th, 2011. The shooting that took place in a Safeway in Tucson, Arizona.
While reading the article I immediately thought that it was ironic that the shooting took place in a grocery story called SAFEway. Nothing of importance there, but perhaps interesting? Something that was interesting to me was how every individual is effected differently by a tragedy. I remember what I was doing when I heard about the shooting, and it sort of stunned me to think that everyone has their own story about where they were and what they were doing when a tragedy falls upon us. I'm sure all of you remember where you were when the first plane struck the first tower on September 11th, 2001. I was in the 6th grade, sitting in Mrs. Castollie's (spelling?) classroom watching the morning announcements. Suddenly, the anchor of the announcements directed all the teachers to change the channel to the local news station. For that entire day, my classmates and I sat around watching the events unfold before our very eyes. Similar to 9/11, I remember exactly what I was doing, and what I did after I received news of the Tucson Tragedy.
Agree/Disagree? Do you remember what you were doing and when?
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