Week 8: Presentations / Epistolary Fiction – FYS183 Warm Regards and That’s All

We’ll continue with our presentations and then move into a discussion of some epistolary fiction.

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Weekly writing for Week 6 (thesis development & epistolary fiction) due by midnight.
Submit your post URL in Canvas.

Your presentation should be completed and submitted via Canvas before class last Tuesday.
Commenting / Online Discussions
- Refer to the list from last week. You will need to comment on 3 other student’s posts, based on the list below. Due this week, comment on students that are 7, 9, and 11 below you.
- Be sure to use our FYS183 group in Hypothes.is
- Once you’ve commented on your three students, post their names in Canvas.

Presentations in class, randomly chosen
T.A.G. Feedback
Time permitting, begin epistolary fiction
Reminders:
- WWII Writing Project is by Wednesday, October 18.
- Process Letter, due by Thursday October 19.

Discussion on Epistolary Fiction
Sign up for one short story from Emma Donoghue’s Astray.
- ‘Counting the Days’ is based on the 1840s correspondence of two emigrants from Northern Ireland to Canada.
- ‘Onward’ is suggested by several letters from Charles Dickens about a family he helped to emigrate to Canada.
- ‘The Gift’ is inspired by letters to a New York adoption agency from the birth mother and adoptive father of a little girl
Creative Writing: write a short story using the epistolary form
Sign-up for Letters of Historical Note
Things to think about:
- Letters of Note
  - Is there an author or person you’re interested in exploring further?
  - Whose letters do you want to explore further?
  - Review these lists of letters to see and select a few of interest:
    - Letter of Note, Vol 1
    - More Letters of Note
    - You can also explore other options.
  - Letters of Note Sign-up
- Final Project
  - Areas of exploration for your final project.
  - What aspects of letter-writing or the epistolary format have intrigued you?
  - Are there areas of interest we haven’t explored?
Reminder: Letter #2, NEW DUTE DATE: October 26.

This weekly writing should focus on any reading/activity/exercise/etc that you found particularly interesting this week.
Weekly Writings will be due by Monday of each week.
Submit your post URL in Canvas.