QUESTION OF THE WEEK: CREATIVE WRITING
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When I started QUESTION OF THE WEEK as a blog feature, I mentioned that I would cover a variety of topics. This week's QUESTION is one of the unusual ones.
The picture below was a story prompt for my creative writing class. Students were instructed to write a short story in imitation of the style of an American author. I also required that the story begin with a wide-angle lens to set the mood before beginning the telling of the story and to avoid the use of flashbacks and in medias res.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What would you write about?
You don't have to write the entire story or even complete the outline. Nevertheless, my students and I would appreciate any input you might have. I am hoping that some of students will allow me to post their stories, the final drafts of which were recently submitted.
I required my students to use an outline similar to the one below.
Theme:
Genre:
Setting (time and place):
Point of view:
Author imitated:
What if _________________?
What happened?
Outcome?
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