Martian Chronicles & Chp. 10 draft

Today we are working on writing the first draft of our 10th chapter stories. The 10th chapter story has asked you to:
1. Create a character and setting
2. Write in 3rd person POV (either limited or omniscient, your choice)
3. Your story should have 3 or more characters
4. Use suspense to delay or interrupt major conflicts
5. Complicate your situation by developing your rising action (your story should have at least 2 more more episodes of rising action before you reach your climax)
6. Resolve your story after protagonist and antagonist meet in a climax

All of these details (and models concerning how to do this) are found in your Creative Writer's Craft books (chp. 10 - pg. 196-216). You should have your first draft of this assignment done by Monday, Nov. 23.

Tired of writing or need a break? Read Martian Chronicles & take a look at these videos that relate to the first few chapters:



Ray Bradbury's advice about being persistent when writing.


Ray Bradbury: Good Advice for Young Writers


Ray Bradbury: Short Biography and Early Life (How life events can help us write or inspire us)


Ylla (part 1, from the perspective of high school students like yourselves; the other part can be found on You.tube.)


Homework: Keep reading the Martian Chronicles. As you read, pay close attention to how Bradbury sets up his plot. How, for example, does ONE action in 1999 (Rocket Summer) lead to 1999: Ylla. How does what happens in Ylla affect what happens in "The Earth Men" and how what we learn in these earlier stories affect how we understand "The Third Expedition"?

The Third Expedition (computer animated)