This year NSO is excited to announce that the Marino Family International Writers' Academic Workshop will be taking place during NSO. New students are asked to read The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht and complete a reflection assignment over the summer. During NSO, Téa will join us on campus to speak to the incoming class of new students followed by discussion sections conducted by esteemed faculty. Téa was the youngest author featured on The New Yorker's 20 under 40 list in 2011 and The Tiger's Wife won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction.
The Marino Workshop will occur on Monday, August 27 from 4:00 PM until 6:30 PM. Both NSO Coordinators and Orientation Advisors cannot wait until Téa Obreht visits Georgetown!
After reading the book, new students are asked to complete the following assignment. Responses are not intended to be exhaustive essays but simply reflections on the few points they found most intriguing or salient. All questions in the category below do not need to be answered; they are simply guides to start brainstorming.
The due date for the assignment is August 17th. New students will submit it via Georgetown's coursework software, Blackboard, beginning in early August. They will receive an email notification when your mentor is assigned and you may submit your assignment.
Write one paragraph each reflecting on the following elements of The Tiger's Wife:
-The Art of Writing: What is Ms. Obreht's inspiration? How does she use history, language, themes, and other devices?
-The Characters: Who are the characters at heart? How do they interact? What are their motivations, roles, and realities?
-The Plot: How did Ms. Obreht choose to structure the book? Why did she choose to do it this way and does it work? How does the plot develop and what devices does she use? Is it coherent?
The Marino Workshop will occur on Monday, August 27 from 4:00 PM until 6:30 PM. Both NSO Coordinators and Orientation Advisors cannot wait until Téa Obreht visits Georgetown!
After reading the book, new students are asked to complete the following assignment. Responses are not intended to be exhaustive essays but simply reflections on the few points they found most intriguing or salient. All questions in the category below do not need to be answered; they are simply guides to start brainstorming.
The due date for the assignment is August 17th. New students will submit it via Georgetown's coursework software, Blackboard, beginning in early August. They will receive an email notification when your mentor is assigned and you may submit your assignment.
Write one paragraph each reflecting on the following elements of The Tiger's Wife:
-The Art of Writing: What is Ms. Obreht's inspiration? How does she use history, language, themes, and other devices?
-The Characters: Who are the characters at heart? How do they interact? What are their motivations, roles, and realities?
-The Plot: How did Ms. Obreht choose to structure the book? Why did she choose to do it this way and does it work? How does the plot develop and what devices does she use? Is it coherent?
A DUPLICATED COPY OF THE MARINO ASSIGNMENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE NSO WEBSITE BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.