Part 1: DUE 9/2/2021 In Chapter 2 of Shaping the Story, Mark Baechtel observes that "The reader's mind is the writer's partner..." (p. 25). The ideas you bring to your writing are inextricably tied to your audience, since you will be constantly keeping them in mind as you write. In what ways can fiction affect its readers, and how do established writers use creative writing elements to impact their audiences? For this Discussion, you will examine elements of short stories to prepare you to begin your own short story, keeping your readers in mind. To prepare for this Discussion: Review the assigned portions of Part I introduction and Chapter 1 in Shaping the Story, and begin to think about where your story will come from and what will make it a story.        Review the following short stories:  Sarah Cornwell, “Pretty Little Things” in in Shaping the Story. James Joyce, "Araby" Consider the various definitions of a "story" presented in these readings. How do these definitions relate to your own understanding of what a story is? Think about an author's reasons for telling the story. What type of story is the author telling? With these thoughts in mind: Post 1 to 2 paragraphs describing the short story elements in each story. Be sure to include answers to the following questions: Where does the arc of the story occur? How is the story intended to affect the reader? Be sure to cite at least one example from the text readings to support your answer. Part 2: DUE 9/4/2021 Each weekly Assignment will contribute to your Final Project short story, which will be due on Day 7 of Week 5. The outline will be the first step of the writing process used to develop your short story for your Final Project. You will apply what you have learned about the elements of creative writing to begin your own short story, and you will need at least two days to complete this assignment. For this week's Assignment, you will be creating a short story outline and the opening scene. Questions about this assignment? Post them in the Contact the Instructor area on the left navigation bar. That way, everyone in the class will see, and benefit from, the Instructor's response. To prepare for this Assignment: Review the Final Project Introduction and Overview document in the Learning Resources. Review the assigned portions of Part I, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 in Shaping the Story. In preparation for beginning your short story, consider the following questions: What type of short story do you want to tell? What kind of introduction do you want your story to include? Which genre characteristics will your story include? Reflect on questions you might ask yourself in order to put yourself in the place of the reader. Complete "Progressive Writing Exercise #1: The Story Cloud Diagram" on page 16 of Shaping the Story. Decide which components of each "Story Cloud" to use for your short story. Once you have a direction that your story will take, use it as a base to complete the Day 1 and Day 2 parts of the "Progressive Writing Exercise #2: Writing Your Opening Scene" on page 26 in Shaping the Story. The assignment: Part 1: Develop a 1-page outline of your short story. Part 2: Complete the "Progressive Writing Exercise #2" on page 26 of Shaping the Story and write a 1-page opening scene for your short story. You will need at least two days to complete this assignment.

QUESTION 1Watch a Western or a Musical film made in the last 30 years. It cannot be from the genre that your favorite movie is from (the film you told us was your favorite in week one).What does it have in common with the films of that genre in the week Four content? How is the film different?How does Cinematography or Special Effects play a part in the film you watched? Identify at least three places that one of these stood out in the film.Respond to at least two of your classmates. DUE THURSDAYTWOPlease post progress of your Film Essay Paper 1 here by no later than Wednesday night of Week 4. Discuss your intentions, concept, and direction along with a PDF of your paper. Your instructor will provide a critique of your work. Critique 2 classmate's work. Papers posted after Wednesday night are too late for instructor review. DUE WEDNESDAYQUESTIONPAPERS-There are Two Papers assignedGeneral InstructionsFor each of the two papers, you will be responsible for watching a film and write a 3 to 5 page essay in which you respond to prompts which will be provided for each paper (thismeans at least 3 pages including the “My Criteria for Quality in Film” page and no longer than 5 pages). These assignments are reaction papers, not plot summaries or researchpapers. The key element here is that you will be telling the instructor what you have to say about the film, not what others have said.In a 100-level course, you would perhaps be asked to write about what you saw on the screen. In a 200-level course, you would be asked to say what you think about what you saw.In this 300-level course, you are expected to explain why you think the way you do about the film, and to justify your explanation (using references to subjects found in the weekly content in the LEO classroom.You will be responsible for turning in these assignments to the proper assignment folder in LEO.Putting these assignments off until the last possible moment probably will not work very well. Each of them requires you to view an additional film besides the ones you will be watching for the week’s discussion, so you should be sure to leave yourself enough time to view the necessary film, think about it, write a first draft, and then edit and revise.Part of your responsibility in this course is to make any and all arrangements necessary to allow you to view the films, think and write about them, and turn yourassignments in by their respective due dates. Some of the films you watch may be available for streaming via Netflix or another online content provider; others may be available forcheckout from your local public library, while others may need to be rented.Be sure to spell the names of directors, actors, screenwriters, and other people correctly (this can cause "points" to be taken off of the final grade for that paper). Any name that is notlisted in the credits that begin or end the film is a name you do not need to mention.The papers will be graded based on such elements as evidence that you are reading and viewing the material the course content, references and comparisons to other films you haveseen (in or out of class and throughout your lifetime as a movie watcher), and especially to films you have previously written about; use of the film vocabulary introduced in class;clear presentation of your opinions; reasonable explanations and justifications to support those opinions; and college-level writing skills (spelling, punctuation, and grammar). Othercriteria will be presented to you as appropriate.You are better off watching these films on the largest possible screen, and at the highest possible resolution. Paper OneAssignment for Film One (F1)Part 1: View a feature film made between 1940 - 1970 you have not seen before (or will see later in this class) by a great director. If you would like to see an American film, considerseeing something directed by Frank Capra, George Cukor, John Ford, George Stevens, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, or William Wyler. If you would like to try a foreign film, considerIngmar Bergman (Swedish), Luis Buñuel (Spanish), Claude Chabrol (French), Federico Fellini (Italian), Akira Kurosawa (Japanese), Lina Wertmuller (German) or the British teamknown as “The Archers” made up of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. These are suggestions, but not a comprehensive list of possibilities. For a much more extensive list, youmight want to visit http://www.filmsite.org/directors.html. (Note that many directors were active both before and after 1970. Make sure you see a pre-1970 film, make sure it's a filmyou have not seen before, and make sure it is a feature. Don't, for example, see Buñuel's UN CHIEN ANDALOU, which is a short, not a feature.)Comment on the specific film you saw. Pay particular attention to the camerawork (cinematography) the editing (montage) and the sound (this can include the music). What did youlike, and what did you dislike, about what you saw? Why do you like the things you like, and why do you dislike the things you dislike? Is the film a good film, or is it not? (Note:This is not the same question as whether or not you liked it. It is entirely possible to like a film that you are aware is not very good.) You should comment on the film both as arepresentative of its genre and as a film.Part 2: Now that you have commented on the specific film you viewed, see if you can draw some general conclusions about the work of the director and one of the main actors oractresses. For example let us say you watched the 2012 film Prometheus (no this is a not a film you can watch for this paper). Did you like Ridley Scott as a filmmaker? Did you likeMichael Fassbender in the roll of an emotionless android? Why, or why not? Be sure to comment on the overall impression you had of the film, including how you see it as an exampleof the its genre and time period. Remember, this is not a research paper. I am interested in what you have to say, not in what you can learn by reading up on the film or the filmmaker.Part 3: On a separate page, insert the heading "My Criteria for Quality in Film." Under that heading, use your comments about this film and its filmmaker as guidelines towardproposing five general statements indicative of your personal taste in movies. These statements should be numbered (1) through (4), and they should be written as complete sentences or a short paragraph. It might be useful to introduce each statement with such language as "Excellent movies feature," or "A movie is more likely to be good if," or "A characteristic ofhigh-quality cinema is." (For example, if you commented in the body of your essay that you liked the acting because it was realistic and you liked the script because it had a happyending, you could propose these two statements as criteria for quality: "(1) Excellent movies feature realistic acting. (2) A movie is more likely to be good if it ends happily." Do notjust put something like "Good movies feature good acting." The point here is for you to think about—and then explain—what such quality words as good, excellent, and effectiveactually mean. Be sure to save your "My Criteria" page to your hard drive—you will be adding more items to this list and resubmitting an expanded version of it with for the second paper later in this course. DUES THURSDAY