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For this project you will write a narrative that explores your personal relationship to food. You will tell the story of an event from your past (recent or distant). This narrative may take many forms: a story of a particular meal you ate (and the people you ate, the circumstances, etc.), a story of family members and food, a strong positive or negative experience of food, a time when you were judged (or when you judged others) based on the food you (or others) ate, an adventure you had with food, or some other event that shaped your view of food. Chris Offutt’s “Trash Food,” Ruth Reichl’s “The Queen of Mold,” the story of Kenny from Fast Food Nation (Chp 8), the stories from This American Life’s podcast “Tell Me I’m Fat,” Hank Shaw’s “On Killing,” David Sedaris’s “Tasteless,” and Eric Lemay’s “Snowville Creamery has a Modest Goal: Save the World” will serve as inspiration and as models.

Objectives:

• Learn to write in multiple contexts (in this case narrative)
• Identify the components that make a story effective
• Be able to create a story using the above components
• Examine the role of food in our personal stories and learn to express these stories creatively

Important Components:

Details, specifics, vivid descriptions, and imagery will be essential in helping your reader understand the significance of your narrative. The piece should be intentionally focused with an effective balance of scene and summary, narrative and reflection. You will need to consider the frame and narrative structure of your story. What is the primary conflict or tension? How much exposition or context is needed?It will also be important to reflect on the significance of your narrative, make connections, and draw conclusions. What assumptions, perspectives, or meanings does your narrative reveal about your relationship to food?

In particular, I will be focusing on the following things as I evaluate your piece*:

Description—Using the 5 senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing)

Scenes—written passages that include action, dialogue, and description using the five sense. See handout (Exposition vs. Scene –Examples) for more details.

Characterization—Characters are well-rounded, honestly depicted, and believable. Characters are complex, showing both flaws and positive attributes.

Setting/Place—The story is set in a clear place and well-developed on the page. The setting contributes to the mood of the story and our understanding of the character(s)

Conflict/Tension—There is something at stake in the story and this conflict or tension is explored during the story and resolved (at least partially) by the end.

Dialogue—Story includes dialogue and dialogue feels natural and appropriate for the characters.

Narrative Arc—Story need not be perfectly linear, but it should have a beginning, middle, and end. It should progress through a standard narrative arc of rising action up to a climax, and then falling action and resolution/denouement.

Connection to Food—Story should relate to food in a clear way (even if it is indirectly). Food should be important to the story.

*All of these topics are on the rubric. You can also review the “What Makes a Good Story” handout and revisit your “Scene Practice” Writing Response (WR)

Questions for Brainstorming

Often it can take some time to think of a good idea for a story. I’ve included the following questions to help you brainstorm ideas. Use these questions to generate ideas, but don’t worry about answering them. If you are stuck, try free-writing answers to the following questions:

Who or what helped shape your view of food? Is there a type of food, a particular meal, or a family recipe that means a great deal to you? How does food connect to your identity? What foods are most meaningful to you and why? When have you been proud because of food you ate? Have you ever been ashamed or embarrassed by the food you ate? Do you have any family stories that involve food? What about family identities such as national pride, heritage, etc.? How is the food you eat making a statement? How is the food you eat a political act? What does the food you eat say about you? What groups are you connected to through food? How does food operate in these groups?

The Details: Your narrative should be approximately 4-5 pages in length. Dialogue and other features can dramatically increase the length of a piece. For this reason, you should aim to have a minimum of 1,500 words. Format your paper according to MLA guidelines

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