First Writing Assignment due Fri Sept. 17

Creative Writing Assignment (20 points)

Due date: Friday Sept. 14 7:50 a.m. (late work is penalized)

Due in class: typed paper copy, 1 to 3 pages

     (also, submit an electronic copy via email to jforman@buckley.org or to dropbox)

First piece of creative writing

Choose any one of the following:

A.    1 longer or 2-3 shorter poems (revised, carefully crafted)

B.     Fictional Short Story  (revised, crafted, beginning/middle/end, characters)

C.     Creative Nonfiction Narrative (revised, crafted, 1-3 pages, concise nonfiction memoir or true story with beginning/middle/end, characters)

Whichever form or genre you choose, make sure it represents a significant effort, including several drafts with revision, about two to three hours of your time (at least) both in an out of class.
M: letter and memoir
Pb: short story, internship
T: long poem
A: 2-3 poems
G: creative memoir on 'war'
Pv: long poem
Jg: poems
M: poems