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Magazine Mixup

2/27/2015

 
Neighbors A and B have each received the other's magazine by mistake.

Create a scene in which they meet to correct the mailman’s error. Use the magazines as the basis to make choices about each character, but you should AVOID relying on stereotypes.

Circumstances such familiarity (how well they know each other), location (where they live), time (what day/month it is, what time of the day they are meeting), and so on are entirely up to you.

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Your Choice

2/26/2015

 
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Point of View

2/25/2015

 

*The in-class prompt involved instructions specific to that lesson. What follows is an alternate point of view journal prompt to be completed by those absent.*


We all know the familiar fairy tale…
Goldilocks finds the three bears’ house, wanders in, tries their chairs, porridge, and beds, they find her asleep with half of their porridge eaten.

Consider how this tale might be told differently if told using one of the following points of view:
  1. 1st Person, Major Character (Goldilocks)
  2. 1st Person Peripheral (Mama)
  3. 1st Person Peripheral (Papa)
  4. 1st Person Unreliable (Baby Bear)
  5. 3rd Person, Single Vision/Limited Omniscience (Mama or Papa)
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Choose one of the above options and write an account of the story’s events from that point of view.

Be sure to write which viewpoint you have selected at the top of the page.

scene

2/23/2015

 
Write the scene of this  photograph that begins with a line of dialogue spoken by one of the people in the photo to someone else in the photo.

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Stephen King on Dialogue

2/19/2015

 
Read the selected passages about dialogue from On Writing by Stephen King and respond to what he says.

Do you agree with him on adverbs? What are some of his thoughts on dialogue that you find particularly insightful or will find helpful as you craft your own dialogue?

CHOICE!

2/18/2015

 
Your choice!

Your Choice! (No School!)

2/16/2015

 
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Alley Scene

2/13/2015

 
Create a scene for the individual(s) in the photo and describe what is happening in their life at that moment.

In order to have a complete portrait of the moment, you should somehow address basic questions like: Who are they? Where are they? What are they doing? Where did they just come from? Where are they going? etc. 

Once you’ve decided on their background information, study the photo and consider all of the possibilities for this moment.

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Hanging Around

2/12/2015

 
Study the woman in the photo. What creative conclusions can you draw based on this picture?

Adopt the persona of the woman in the photo to the right and create an inner monologue that reveals who she is, what she is doing, etc.

You can use 3rd person narration (“she thought...”) but her actual thoughts should be written in 1st person.

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guess who!

2/11/2015

 
Choose any celebrity, but do NOT reveal who you have chosen.

Write a detailed, specific description of your celebrity without revealing his/her name.

Consider the individual's common expressions, mood, clothing, facial features, voice, etc. but again—do NOT write down his/her name.

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    Creative Writing Journal Prompts

    Spring 2015

    REMEMBER:

    You are to journal every day, including weekends. These journals will ALWAYS be free writes (your choice of topic!) and are not listed separately on this blog.

    All journals must be in a college-ruled composition notebook and should be AT LEAST one full page in length. (see handout)

    Click here to get some inspiration for a weekend choice journal


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