Holiday based writing prompt.
Creative Writing is based in emotion. The best writing elicits emotion in the reader. So in any drama there are two (2) sets of emotion going on. The reader's AND the writer's. The cliche, "It was a dark and stormy night" is not a weather report, it's a statement about mood. A good example is when a character in a horror movie goes back into the house to rescue their cat: they are thinking, "I've got to save my lovely kitty," the movie viewer is thinking, "Do that and die stupid!"
Prompt: 12/24 4:30 pm. You haven't gotten gifts for the people on your list yet. Everyone is going to use this as the prompt for their writing today.
There is a burning barn. Describe it from the point of view of a boy who has just lost his father. AND Describe it from the point of view of someone who has just won the lottery. (Two VERY different POVs).
Everyone will get from Karen an emotional state to use for the above prompt. You will use this emotional point of view. YOU CAN'T EVER SAY IT; you must SHOW it in your writing.
Note: Any Lord of the Flies room projects still in the room Thursday afternoon may be recycled. Claim your materials before then please.
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