Prescribed Details Story

Write a story of 300 words or more that includes ALL of the following items:

1. A jar of pickles
2. Twins
3. An attic
4. A pellet gun
5. An "old lady" neighbor
6. A black light
7. Tongs
8. A trap door
9. A burned pair of sneakers

Your story is due tomorrow at the end of class.

Enlightenment

What does it mean to be truly enlightened?  Write a response to this question in any form you'd like.  It must be a minimum of 250 words.

Sacrifice

Write a story of 500 words or more about sacrifice.  It is due at the end of tomorrow's class.

Change

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?  Write 250 words in response to this question.  Your response can be in any form you'd like, as long as it meets the minimum word requirement.  Write it in google docs and when you are done, go to MOVE TO FOLDER in the FILE menu.  You'll  see a list of folders for all of your classes.  Place it in the CREATIVE WRITING folder.  Don't use the folder I created for yesterday's assignment because there is a permissions issue.

Top Ten Lists

Your assignment is to construct two "Letterman Top 10 Lists."  Choose two topics you can write about in a humorous way.  There are numerous examples online.  Here are two:

Top Ten Least Popular Exhibits at the Baseball Hall of Fame
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10. The Tobacco Juice Fountain and Reflecting Pool
 9. Babe Ruth's cup
 8. What's It Like to Get Hit in the Head with a Nolan Ryan Fastball
 7. The Yogi Berra Kissing Booth
 6. The giant stack of Pete Rose's losing OTB tickets
 5. Display case of garbage thrown at the San Diego Chicken
 4. Steve Garbey's bed and on-deck circle
 3. Cocktail glass filled with Billy Martin's knocked-out teeth
 2. Scratch a Real Big Leaguer
 1. The Audioanimatronic Mookie

Subway Punks' Top Ten Etiquette Tips
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10. When passing a sharpened screwdriver to a friend, remember - it's
    _handle_ first
 9. Don't be selfish; share your music with everyone in the car
 8. Always say, "Could I have five dollars, _please_?"
 7. Allow your elders and ladies to jump turnstile ahead of you
 6. Lookouts work as hard as anybody, a 15% gratuity is customary
 5. Don't embarass a victim by pointing out a fake Rolex
 4. When two wolf packs meet in a car, the group moving from front
    to rear has the right of way
 3. Victims who don't press charges deserve a nice thank-you note
 2. Learning a few phrases in a freign language can save you minutes of
    fruitless shoving and slapping
 1. Don't be greedy; leave some valuables for the next gang of toughs

Your lists are due at the end of the period.  Drop them in the Creative Writing Folder

New Take on an Old Story

Choose a story from any time before 1950, and modernize it.  This is the first major assignment of the new marking period.  Your story must be a minimum of 1500 words, and it must be free of errors.  It is due at the end of Friday's class.

weekend

Write a story that takes place during the course of a weekend.  Your story can be anything you'd like it to be.  It should be a minimum of 800 words, and free of errors.  It is due at the end of class on Wednesday.