Flashback Drafts

Self-assess your draft using this checklist.  Answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper.  It's okay if you don't have every item; this is something you can adjust on your revision.  If something isn't present in your story, comment on how you might revise the draft.

1.) Does the beginning of my story hook the reader? How?

2.) Do I have a smooth transition into the flashback(s), so my reader understands the time change? (Examine the verb tenses.)

3.) Which literary devices did I use during the flashback(s)? (imagery, metaphor, etc.)

4.) How does the flashback(s) further develop my character?
5.) What can I cut from my story? Make sure that everything you have written contributes to the development of your character and plot.  If it doesn't- CUT IT!

HOMEWORK: A revised (finished) draft of this story is due on Thursday.

Queer Theory

Gay & Lesbian Literature

Read your part of the article and highlight sections where you make a connection to your own life, or a connection with what you see in our society today.

HOMEWORK: Read Part 1 of TPOBAW by Thursday.