ENGLISH 10 CREATIVE WRITING
ASSIGNMENTS
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPATION & ATTENDANCE
(20% OF FINAL MARK)
SHORT FICTION PARAGRAPH ASSIGNMENTS
1. PURPOSE ("The Possibility of Evil")
Discuss the point you think the author of the story is trying to make (what is she saying about human nature, behaviour and consequences?)
2. SETTING ("The Portable Phonograph")
Discuss the author's use of setting in the story. What details help us visualize where and when this story is set? How do the details of setting the author used help to set the mood of the story, and why was it important for him to do so?
3. CHARACTER ("The Metaphor")
Discuss the dilemma the author invents for Charlotte, Charlotte's motivation and decision and the understanding she comes to as a result of having been put in this situation.
4. POINT OF VIEW ("The Doll's House")
Discuss the conflict at the heart of this story and the advantage of using third-person omniscient point of view to tell the story rather than a first-person perspective.
5. CONFLICT ("The Tell-Tale Heart")
Discuss some of the conflicts in this story and what effect telling the story from the narrator's point of view has on the development of conflict.
6. IRONY ("Harrison Bergeron")
Discuss the situation presented in the story, why it is ironic and what point you think the author is making through the irony.
1. PURPOSE ("The Possibility of Evil")
Discuss the point you think the author of the story is trying to make (what is she saying about human nature, behaviour and consequences?)
2. SETTING ("The Portable Phonograph")
Discuss the author's use of setting in the story. What details help us visualize where and when this story is set? How do the details of setting the author used help to set the mood of the story, and why was it important for him to do so?
3. CHARACTER ("The Metaphor")
Discuss the dilemma the author invents for Charlotte, Charlotte's motivation and decision and the understanding she comes to as a result of having been put in this situation.
4. POINT OF VIEW ("The Doll's House")
Discuss the conflict at the heart of this story and the advantage of using third-person omniscient point of view to tell the story rather than a first-person perspective.
5. CONFLICT ("The Tell-Tale Heart")
Discuss some of the conflicts in this story and what effect telling the story from the narrator's point of view has on the development of conflict.
6. IRONY ("Harrison Bergeron")
Discuss the situation presented in the story, why it is ironic and what point you think the author is making through the irony.
PORTFOLIO
(80% OF FINAL MARK)
SHORT STORY
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
CLASSMATE BIOGRAPHY
REVIEW
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
3 POEMS
ONE-ACT PLAY
MYTH
URBAN LEGEND
NOVEL: PAGE 1