You are locked in the broom closet of a hospital. You overhear a conversation between two doctors. Write their dialogue, including vocal inflection and other sounds. Each doctor must speak at least four times.
Go!
Due Friday October 31
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Sudden Fiction!
Source: hemmy.net
This Eledolphin…or Dolphelant…or …. has a story. Tell this creature’s story in less than 100 words. Any genre.
And…go!
Due Friday October 17.
Six-Word Stories
Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a story in six words. The result: “For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.” One sentence, with a whole host of implications buried within those six words. Why weren’t they worn? Did the baby die? Was there never a baby? Whose baby was it/would it have been? Maybe they were just really super ugly shoes…
As we prepare for NaNoWriMo and 15,000 words of creativity, why don’t you try your hand at brevity for a minute? In six words exactly write three summaries of movies or books you love.
For example: Rebellion, survival, fear: the Capitol controls. (Hunger Games)
Little man seeks treasure, Smaug loses. (The Hobbit)
Write three six-word summaries and put the title of the book or movie in parentheses at the end. If stuck for inspiration, try doing this for your summer read book, Stardust, and Eleanor & Park.
Due Friday October 3rd
This I Believe
In preparation for those dreaded college personal statements, I’d like you to work on a brief version now. What is important to you? What makes you who you are and unique from others? Write a Personal Mission Statement reflecting your beliefs and values – remember to be brief (less than 200 words)!
Due Friday September 19, 2014
What’s Your Story?
Oh here we are again, ready for a new year of school. And this is it — your senior year! So let’s harken back to the days of yore, and have you write a “This is what I did on my summer vacation” story. Only this time, in honor of our first unit in Creative Writing, I’d like you to tell it as a fairy tale. Embellish all you wish. Maybe you had an exciting and adventurous summer. Maybe you worked all summer long. Maybe you relaxed. Whatever it is, it’s your story. So tell it how you wish. Feel free to comment on the stories of your peers!
Requirements: Summer vacation as a fairy tale; at least 200 words; entertain me!
Due Friday September 5
Once upon a time, there was a fairy princess who went on a fabulous adventure. She embarked into the wilds of the Austrian Alps, in the hopes of conquering the craggy mountain called Hoher Ifen. With her on the journey were her four companions: Sir Patrick von Langenau, Sir Michael von Memmingen, Sir Nic von Canadia, and Sir Norbert the Wise. Together they journeyed, fighting trolls and angry elves and giant mountain rabbits along the way. The rocky landscape and stark vertical climb left them worn and weary. But they ventured on, knowing what waited for them atop the mountain: the treasure of the Alps. They weren’t certain as to what the treasure entailed, but they knew that countless others had followed the same path and come away happy. On the final stretch of mountain, following a winding path straight up through fields of Edelweiss, they crested the mountain. Before them lay the treasure – an unblemished view of unparalleled beauty, miles of green and snow, scattered lakes, red rooftops of faraway houses. In the distance, the Bodensee, with its mythical water dragons. This was the treasure, the beauty of God’s earth, there not for the taking, but to enjoy. They raised their fists in triumph and gratitude, and of course, they lived happily ever after.
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