1. ENGLISH 208 PERSONAL & EXPLORATORY WRITING SPRING 2019
DUE:
JAN.21
OBJECTIVE
Write a scene about food,
applying the technique of the
Objective Correlative.
ANTHONY
BOURDAIN SAYS…
“The way you make an
omelet reveals your character.”
“Our movements through time
and space seem somehow trivial
compared to a heap of boiled
meat in broth, the smell of
saffron, garlic, fishbones and
Pernod.”
AS ALWAYS
—Due before class begins Mon.
—12 pt. font
—Times New Roman
—Double spaced
—M.L.A. formatting, including
title, header, and page number
OBJECTIVE CORRELATIVE
WRITE A SCENE CENTERED AROUND FOOD: PREPARING,
COOKING, OR EATING.
DESCRIPTION
Be precise, specific, and concrete with your details. The purpose here is
to use meaningful, unique details that reveal characters and
relationships. Avoid simply listing details that are more or less universal,
or can be assumed; for example, don’t detail how a person boils water.
Never move inside a person’s mind—every detail must be observable
by the senses. Every detail must be contemporary—no flashback;
everything takes place during the same (short) time frame.
REQUIREMENTS
(1) No interiority
No: think, feel,know, wonder,believe, wish,want,desire,fear…
(2) 250-300 words
Include word count at bottom
(3) At least one concrete detail from each of the five senses
Sight; Sound;Touch;Taste; Smell
(4) Scene takes place within a one-hour timeframe
Preferably within five minutes
(5) No more than 5 adjectives/adverbs combined
Underline them
(6) No abstract nouns
No: happiness,intelligence,loneliness,joy,beauty,compassion, evil…
(7) No passive voice
“Mom grilled the zucchini;” not “The zucchini was grilled by Mom.”
(8) Submit on BbLearn as a “.docx” file
YOU MUST MEET ALL OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS TO
BE ELIGIBLE FOR A B.
