Short Story Assignment

The writing piece that will be turned in with your portfolio is a short story and will fall under the content divider of “Creative Writing.”

You can choose to make this a mock Hemingway or a mock Chopin writing assignment where you try to mimic their own writing style and plot development.

The requirements are as follows:

o   Minimum of 700 words and a limit of 1200 words

o   You must choose one narration style and stick with it (first person, third person omniscient, third person limited, third person objective).

o   You must incorporate some dialogue into your piece in it must be used correctly.

o   You must incorporate setting into your piece and make it reflect the mood of the plot. (Use one form of figurative language. Similes are good!).

o   You must have some form of plot development (This is of course is rather vague, but give your short story meaning and emphasize it. What do you want to convey?)

Brainstorm:

It helps to use autobiographical elements in a work of fiction. What is a setting you spend a lot of time at and have strong feelings about?

 

 

What kinds of people do you want your characters to be like? Who are dominant characters in your own life who you have already given much thought about?

 

 

What kinds of conversations could these people have? What would this display about life (the inability for humans to communicate effectively? Irony in life? Awkward misunderstandings? Joy from accomplishment? Humor in tragedy? Pain in tragedy? Annoyance from childhood obsessions?)