Meta-Project, or The Story of My Life

Meta-Project, orThe Story of My Life"If your life was a book, would you read it? And if you wouldn't... why not?"- K. Flewelling (Thoughts from a Road Trip, 2002)In the Meta-Project, you will take on a “bird’s eye view” of the story of your life. We will complete aseries of 10+ writings over the course of the next 3 weeks will ask you to reflect on where you are, whoyou are, what is your obstacle, and how you can overcome it. You will also have a chance to imaginepossible outcomes, and write your own ending to the story you are living.Timeline:January 17-February 3Deliverables:• 10 QuickWrites• 6 chapters of the story-Exposition: Where the story takes place-Character: Who I am-Objective: What I want-Obstacle: What is stopping me-Strategy: How I get past my obstacle-Conclusion: Ever afterProcess:We will use a lot of spono-writing techniques, initially, to get our ideas out there, and will we share ourwritings with each other in partners, small groups, and as a class.Grading:If you come to class every day, andIf you do all the writings and revisions, andIf you participate in reading your writings and discussing with the rest of us, andIf you write up your evaluations (without complaining too much)...you are guaranteed a B for the project.If you come to class every day, andIf you do all the writings with a clear effort at experimenting and improving, andIf you participate in reading your writings and show real attention to the writing of others andIf you write up your evaluations with care...you are guaranteed an A for the project.If you do all of the above, but with less effort or less reliability,you will receive a C, or a D, or... (Horrors!)Note: Many of the short writing assignments come fromExperiments & Experiences in Writing © by Diane Tabor and Richard Herrmann

The Story of My Life“You don’t have to understand the desert all you have to do is contemplate a single grain of sand & you will see in it all themarvels of creation.” ~ Paulo Coelho in The AlchemistThe Story of My Life is a creative approach to narrating the stories that we live. In your story, youshould recall a situation where you wanted to achieve something, but struggled to achieve it because ofan obstacle. Describe the way you overcame it, and the outcome of your story.Common Requirements:Exposition/Setting: Where the story takes placeCharacter: Who I amObjective: What I wantObstacle: What is stopping meStrategy: How I get past my obstacleConclusion: Ever afterSave the final version as a PDF for linking it to your DP.3 Options (circle one):The Write A LOT Option: Each chapter is 600-800 words. No illustrations required.The Show & Tell Option: Each chapter is 300-500 words. One illustration per chapter (6 total).The Seuss-ical Option: Each chapter is 100-160 words, and rhymes. Each page contains 20-40words. Each page is also illustrated (approx. 20 illustrations).