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Assignment: Using a section of an assigned novel as a reference, create a "rite-of-passage" story; similar to the 'boys first hunt to make him a man'. Year: 10. Grade: A. A young girl faces a daunting task and fears to overcome it. |
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Assignment: Free write, suspensful fiction. Be sure to draw the reader in and put him or her in anticipation as to what is going to occur next. Year: 9. Grade: A. A woman reflects on her immediate past, and despairs of what to do in the future. |
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Assignment: Re-write a previous essay/fiction, in order to expand on parts previously ignored and more fully illustrate the scene. Fiction Re-written: Five. Class: Freshman English, College. Grade: A. A young woman reflects on the past that has brought her to the current crossroads, and despairs of what to do next. |
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Alone Assignment: Something is happening in the current time-place, and something occurs - a door opens, something taps on the window, a cold chill rolls up the characters spine - and they flash-back to the past that has led up to the event that is about to happen. Year: 10. Grade: A. A scientist dwells on the events that caused the demise of her family and friends - and how she was the one to make it happen. |
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Rodent-Ridden Chamber Named after a dungeon in the video game Vagrant Story, it was an idea that just took hold of me and wouldn't let go until I had it on the paper. And I have to admit... reading it now, it's rather disturbing... I'm frankly wondering if it's healty for my mind set to be like that sometimes... |
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Questioning Innocence Assignment: Using a section of an assigned novel as a reference, write a true-life experience that follows one of the following things: violence, foriegn places or people, or animals. Class: Freshman English, College. Grade: A. I think back on the time that I found a cat run over in my neighborhood, when I lived on the island of Guam. |
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Falling Rocks Assignment: Using a section of an assigned novel as a reference, write a folk tale, either based on fact or stolen from a grandparent, neighbor, or book. Class: Freshman English, College. Grade: A. The tale of Falling Rocks, the young indian boy who vowed vengence upon the bear that killed his father. |
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