Well, we've changed things up quite a bit today. The peer review workshop has been moved to Thursday due to technical difficulties.
I would like to remind folks that there is NO excuse for not having something typed and ready to be reviewed by a peer during tomorrow's class. We spent three classes writing in the computer lab at school. You've been allowed to email your work to yourself, save it on flash drives and even print out your work when necessary.
Today, we will read and discuss O. Henry's "While the Auto Waits." This 10 minute play will hopefully give you greater insight into how to develop a short, effective piece. We need to get away from the idea that this assignment is asking you to write a full length play in the span of 6 pages. You are writing a short play, which requires a narrower focus, rather than trying to have your characters complete the "Greatest Hits" of dramatic situations in the span of a couple pages ( for example: saving the world, curing a disease, solving a double homicide, while making time for the family)
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