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Dramatic Situation #21: Self-Sacrifice

3/31/2015

 

from georges polti's
36 Dramatic Situations:

SELF-SACRIFICE FOR FAMILY OR FRIENDS
Write a dialogue in which one character sacrifices themselves for family or friend(s). The context and relationships of the situation are entirely up to you.
Variations on this theme, according to Polti, include the following (paraphrased)
  • life sacrificed for relative/loved one
  • life sacrificed for happiness of relative/loved one
  • ambition/goals sacrificed for happiness/life of parent or child
  • self-sacrifice due to unjust laws
  • self-sacrifice for the honor of a loved one.
These are just extensions of the overall situation to help get you thinking.
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This journal should be at least
ONE PAGE, FRONT AND BACK, using script format: character names only, no dialogue tags, etc.

You may include a brief paragraph explaining the circumstances at the beginning.

Dialogue at the Doorstep

3/30/2015

 
A suburban couple finds a handsome, young man asleep on their doormat.

Write the dialogue between the couple in which they react and discuss how to handle the situation. Do NOT use dialogue tags,narration or description; this is not in a prose fiction format.

Wait until the end of the scene for the stranger to wake up (or to be awakened).

NOTE: Because each line in your journal should be the opposite character speaking (or an extension of the first character’s previous line) the length of this journal entry should be one page front and back.
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Character Horoscopes

3/23/2015

 
Using one of the characters in your short story, look up his/her horoscope for March 23 and write a scene (separate from your story, at least for now) in which he/she:
  • is affected by reading the prediction (character modifies his/her actions based on the information) or
  • experiences some aspect of the prediction

Click here to read today’s horoscopes.
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Figurative Language Fusion

3/2/2015

 
Click through the slideshow below to go through the steps for today’s journal. You will need to complete this prior to doing the “I heard it through the grapevine” rewrite
(due tomorrow)

    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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