Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Assignment # 11
Go to a busy public place with a notebook in hand. Develop your ear for dialogue by writing down snatches of overheard conversations; imagine how they could be used in a story. Post at least five overheard quotes along with accompanying story ideas in a new blog entry.
[I overheard people talking to each other in the reading room of the Kennedy Library. People are allowed to eat and talk in this particular area so I eavesdropped on a few interesting conversations]
1) “Why do u buy movies and not rent them?”
STORY IDEA: Netflix is the New Blockbuster (story about how Netflix is the most efficient way to rent movies nowadays)
2) “Jon, have you ever been to the z-club?”
STORY IDEA: Up and Coming Bars in SLO (story about smaller bars in San Luis Obispo that not very many people know about)
3) “Were going to go to a party up there on Foothill and California”
STORY IDEA: Infamous Party Streets at Cal Poly (story about the most popular 'college party' streets near campus)
4)“We took his dresser and tipped it upside down so all of his clothes would fall out…we were drunk so we were thinking, ‘oh this is going to be so awesome..’ ”
STORY IDEA: Cal Poly College Pranks (story about the current pranks students do to each other on and around campus)
5)“I understand this stuff so much better when teachers lay it out clearly, but he speaks in such a roundabout way”
STORY IDEA: How Students Learn Best
(story about the effective teaching methods through the students' eyes)
[I overheard people talking to each other in the reading room of the Kennedy Library. People are allowed to eat and talk in this particular area so I eavesdropped on a few interesting conversations]
1) “Why do u buy movies and not rent them?”
STORY IDEA: Netflix is the New Blockbuster (story about how Netflix is the most efficient way to rent movies nowadays)
2) “Jon, have you ever been to the z-club?”
STORY IDEA: Up and Coming Bars in SLO (story about smaller bars in San Luis Obispo that not very many people know about)
3) “Were going to go to a party up there on Foothill and California”
STORY IDEA: Infamous Party Streets at Cal Poly (story about the most popular 'college party' streets near campus)
4)“We took his dresser and tipped it upside down so all of his clothes would fall out…we were drunk so we were thinking, ‘oh this is going to be so awesome..’ ”
STORY IDEA: Cal Poly College Pranks (story about the current pranks students do to each other on and around campus)
5)“I understand this stuff so much better when teachers lay it out clearly, but he speaks in such a roundabout way”
STORY IDEA: How Students Learn Best
(story about the effective teaching methods through the students' eyes)
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