Now that you understand just what is involved in telling a story in your own words, for this assignment you will create a story using one of these two options:
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AESOP - PLOT: Choose any one of the Aesop's Fables by G.F. Townsend and provide a retelling of the story in your own words. You will want to keep the basic plot of the story - but you can change the characters if you want, and/or change the setting, the storytelling style, the moral... just make sure the key element of the plot is somehow recognizable in your version of the story. In the Author's Note, explain the changes you made to the characters, setting and/or moral to create your own version; you might need to provide a 2-3 sentence summary of the original fable if you made extensive changes. Be sure to Include a link to the source fable and choose an image to use to illustrate your story (along with image information, as usual).
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MAP - SETTING. For this option, you will use this Map of a Holiday in Hell by Tom Gauld to make up your story. The Map gives you a specific setting, which you need to keep - and then you can choose one (or more) of the "motifs" that are listed there in the Key to the Map to build your story, like the "giant rats" or "angry birds" and so on. You will need to invent the camper character(s) for the story, too. In the Author's Note, make sure you provide a link to the Map page and a list of the motif(s) you used from the map. What is the main impression you are trying to create for your readers with your story? Also, choose an image to use to illustrate your story (along with image information, as usual). |
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Returning Students: Since there are two options here for you to choose from, try the one that you did not choose last semester!
For either option: LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD. The idea is that when you are being creative, you can be confident that you have told the story in your own words, whether you are retelling the plot of a traditional fable (the Aesop option), or whether you are working with the raw motifs of a story in order to create your own plot (the Map option). If you want to get some ideas for different storytelling styles you might use, check out this Storytelling Idea page - or you can see a random idea here each time you reload this page:
After you write your version of the story, you will publish the story in your Ning blog. Here are the specific requirements, and if you need help creating your Ning blog post, review the list of Ning Tips:
- Check length and spelling. Your story must be at least 300 words long and not more than 1000 words. How you do the spellcheck and word count is up to you (review some possible options here).
- Proofread. As always, you must proofread your post carefully! The best way to proofread is by taking a few minutes to read the story OUT LOUD to yourself.
- Post title. Make sure you include the phrase Week 1 Story somewhere in the title of your post - PLUS THE TITLE of your specific story. Example: Week 1 Story: Angry Birds Ruined My Summer Vacation.
- Author's note. See the specific guidelines above, depending on which option you have chosen.
- Image. Make sure to provide an image in your post, along with Image Information.
After you are done with the assignment, don't forget to make your Gradebook Declaration!
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
I have published a blog post with the words "Week 1 Story: (my title)" as the title.
My post is between 300 and 1000 words long.
I have spellchecked and proofread the post.
I have included an Author's Note, along with an image and image information.
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