Short Story Project #1

Let's complete our genre presentations, then go next door to write.

Lab Work: Fiction baseline. Brainstorming. Use any of the following prompts to start a story:

A. Start immediately with a scene. Write the opening page of a story in which a party or special event is in progress.
B. Start with an intriguing problem. Start a story with a question or decision that must be made now.
C. Start a story with a crisis. Start a story where the protagonist recognizes a serious illness or disease or health problem.
D. Start with something unusual or odd. Start a story where a protagonist witnesses a strange or unnatural event.
E. Start a story with an emotional event. Start a story where the protagonist suffers public humiliation or embarrassment.

Your story can be any genre. You should specifically choose a genre (one we learned about during the presentations) and recall what readers expect from a story in this genre. Knowing this before writing will help you write the story.

HOMEWORK: Read one of the stories in the collection and post a response to the forum. You may do this as often as you'd like for extra credit. Please complete at least ONE post by Nov. 1.

Read the article: "Breaking Ground" and take notes in your journal/notebook on key concepts for next class.