Assignment for April 13, 2020

FYI: Starting next week, you will have a choice of whether you want to do a mini capstone project (like the year-end project I've mentioned several times, only shorter) or if you want to continue doing small, individual assignments as we have all year. If you choose the capstone, you will need to discuss with me the scope of your intended project. So think about which you'd like to do, and if you have questions, just ask. I would like you to choose which you want to do by April 20.

This week's assignment: Read the story in this link. (It may be familiar already to you, but read it again with an eye to writing.) Gaston

This is a story of where a choice is made. It is a small choice that has a much larger meaning.

(Please read the story before reading any further: spoilers ahead.) The girl chooses to squash the bug, and in doing so, it's clear to the reader that she is, in this act, choosing to reject the newer, more authentic life she might have had. She's also rejecting a meaningful relationship with her father and a deeper understanding of herself.

Your assignment is to write a short story where a character makes a small choice that has a much larger meaning attached to it.

If you want a great student example, go to the May 2018 issue of the literary magazine (see link on the right side of the main page). It's called "Beauty and the Cheetah."

What: In your Creative Writing folder, create a doc called First Initial Last Name Choice (example: B Desai Choice)

Due date: Wednesday, April 22 by 2 pm.

What credit looks like

• A completed short story with dialog, developed characters, and plot.
• The story should contain a clear choice made by a character, a small one that they debate over because, even if they don't quite know it, it means a great deal more than it seems to on the surface.

What no credit looks like

• No story in your Creative Writing folder labeled "FI LN Choice"
• An incomplete story.
• You don't follow the "prompt."