Part II, Ch. 18-31:
Part III, Chapters 1-12:
Billy The Kid – 2011 Documentary
PBS’s show “The American Experience” recently released a Billy the Kid documentary – get the historical facts if this character has intrigued you thus far:
http://www-tc.pbs.org/s3/pbs.videoportal-prod.cdn/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf
Watch Billy the Kid on PBS. See more from American Experience.
McMurtry Reflections
Final Portfolios – Personal Stories
G Block has begin working on these, and F block is soon to follow (by the end of the week, most likely). Here’s the assignment sheet if you need it:
Personal Stories – Writing Portfolio
Make sure all of your final pieces are formal and neatly presented – size 12, Times New Roman or equivalent, and double spaced.
G Block portfolios are due Monday, 4/2.
More Memoirs
World of Warcraft is my life.
Think I’ll grow up? No way.
Sorry, real men don’t wear pink.
I’m sorry, what did you say?
Stop moaning, take on responsibility.
Suburban life is suicide without dying.
Video games are art, I swear!
Hoodwinked Example
Josh Axelrad, a “professional gambler,” tells about his life of deception.
moth-podcast-189-josh-axelrad.mp3
Zip Code Stories
Interested in submitting a Zip Code Story to the contest some day? Want to hear other examples and interviews with winning authors? Here’s the link for Boston’s WBUR project:
WBUR runs this contest in conjunction with The Drum – an online-only, all-audio literary magazine centered in Boston. Check out more of their stories/recordings on their website, or subscribe to their podcasts in the iTunes store.
The Moment
As you’re writing your “The Moment” drafts – or revising them come time for your final portfolios – feel free to peruse the Smith Magazine website, and even consider submitting your moment!
Todd Hanson: Seven Deadly Sins Example
As before, click below to listen streaming, or right-click to download the audio file.
moth-podcast-172-todd-hanson.mp3
Ernesto Quinonez – Prejudice & Power Example
For anyone absent on Thurs. 3/15, here’s the audio file for Ernesto Quinonez’s story:
moth-podcast-191-ernesto-quinonez.mp3
Click to listen streaming, or right click to download the file.
The “Internal Strife and Conflict” example was part of a longer radio show – but use the link below, and choose the “Split a Gut” act to hear Julian McCullough’s story.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/439/a-house-divided
Stories and Storytelling 