Today’s session was something of a quantum leap from the last two days of relative entry level assignments, and to some degree I believe the students welcomed the change of pace. Their comics are growing visibly bolder to match the demand I’m putting on them.
I’d asked them to tell a single page story spanning three clearly defined genres (without actually mixing the genres, even. That proved nearly impossible, and that criterium had to go, eventually).
Rounding off the day and week, I played Mr Bungle’s Pink Cigarette to the class as inspiration for an open assignment. That proved to be a perfect last task before lunch, and I fancy that this kind of process will be more fruitful with this class.
As for my own performance, I can tell I’m not quite following up on all students’ work, and will have to pay more attention to their individual progress in the weeks to come. I’d hate to lose someone for my not having been sufficiently alert.