This could be really interesting - although I would hope that the emphasis on finding shared things also highlights the differences even between people similar enough to have landed in the same writing class. I much more often struggle to get students to stretch beyond 'typical', off-the-peg, standard issue experiences and habits that they endow their characters with.
Sociologist of childhood, youth, family and generations here: LOVE this exercise for potential to illustrate theory in practice / biography & history! Thank you for sharing!
I teach a course called Writing Trauma where we study Ernaux and learn how to write taking a step back, dispassionate in style but brimming in emotions in between silence and spaces.
This could be really interesting - although I would hope that the emphasis on finding shared things also highlights the differences even between people similar enough to have landed in the same writing class. I much more often struggle to get students to stretch beyond 'typical', off-the-peg, standard issue experiences and habits that they endow their characters with.
This is great. I too teach third year undergrads but I have a few mature students in there too. I’ll give it a go!
I might try that. Thanks
I absolutely love the idea
Sociologist of childhood, youth, family and generations here: LOVE this exercise for potential to illustrate theory in practice / biography & history! Thank you for sharing!
I teach a course called Writing Trauma where we study Ernaux and learn how to write taking a step back, dispassionate in style but brimming in emotions in between silence and spaces.