READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13-19, 2006:

ATTENTION! PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ASSIGNMENT POST IS UP EXTRA EARLY, SINCE I'M GOING OUT OF TOWN! DOUBLE CHECK THE DATES TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE RIGHT DATES.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006:

Please read Chapter 7 (Call Me Ishmael: Point of View, Part I) in Writing Fiction.

Thursday, November 16, 2006:

Please read Chapter 8 (Assorted Liars: Point of View, Part II) in Writing Fiction:

Important!! Fiction Short Story Installment #2 (3 pages – 750 words) is due today! (See post below for complete guidelines.

Finally, here is your memoir prompt for blog posts due by midnight on Sunday, November 19, 2006:

Do you recall taking a strong political position? Was there a single moment you can recall when you felt motivated to join a political body, and did that moment lead you down a path through life that embraced those politics? Can you remember when you became "politicized"? Was it accompanied by a strong sense of justice or injustice? Was something wrong that needed to be rectified?