Thursday, April 3, 2014

Work on your stories...nuf said

“That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth.” 
-Tim O'Brien


DUE DATE:  First drafts in good shape or finished drafts due Friday, April 11 (or sooner) Writing Assignment:



Your task is to create a piece of historical fiction, which must also have elements of a murder mystery/thriller. You have the option of choosing the genre you want to work with; you can create a short story, a dramatic performance piece, or an adapted screenplay (the original screenplay of the book is less than mediocre, we will watch it in class).


All of these genres must include:

-actual historical events or a specific time period
-multiple narrations 
-quotes, newspaper clippings/articles, historical facts, etc.
-you may also want to include multiple hypotheses to leave your reader/viewer the the joy of an ambiguous "conclusion"

***All of these choices must be of INTERESTING length!



COFFEEHOUSE--SENIOR SHOWCASE TONIGHT!

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