Writing Creatively for Discovery

7/24/2019 Writing Creatively for Discovery

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WRITINGCREATIVELY FOR

DISCOVERY


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What ideas about Discovery are youoi! to co!vey i! your creative"

You need to return to the rubric. Choose 2-3 ideasthat you fnd the most interesting.

Discovery ca! e!co#$ass the e%$erie!ce o& discoveri!so#ethi! &or the 'rst ti#e or rediscoveri!so#ethi!that has bee! (ost) &orotte! or co!cea(ed* Discoveries

ca! be sudde!a!d u!e%$ected) or they ca! e#ere &ro#a $rocess o& de(iberate a!d care&u( $(a!!i! evo+ed bycuriosity) !ecessity or ,o!der* Discoveries ca! be &resha!d i!te!se(y #ea!i!&u( i! ,ays that #ay be e#otio!a()creative) i!te((ectua() $hysica( a!d s$iritua(*They ca! a(sobe co!&ro!ti! a!d $rovocative* They ca! (ead us to !e,,or(ds a!d va(ues) sti#u(ate !e, ideas) a!d e!ab(e us tos$ecu(ate about &uture $ossibi(ities* Discoveries a!ddiscoveri! ca! o-er !e, u!dersta!di!s a!d re!e,ed

$erce$tio!s o& ourse(ves a!d others*


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You ca! the! thi!+ about ho, theseideas re(ate to your character.

Wi(( your character discover so#ethi! &or the 'rst ti#eor rediscover so#ethi! that has bee! (ost"

Wi(( your character discover so#ethi! that (eads the#to cha!e their $erce$tio! o& the#se(ves a!d others"

What !e, ,or(ds or va(ues or ideas ,i(( be discovered byyour character"

/o, ,i(( your character dea( ,ith a co!&ro!ti! a!d$rovocative discovery"


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To$ics to e%$(ore * * *

Se(&0discovery1 ,ho a# I" '!di! yourse(&1 ide!tity1 re(iiouse$i$ha!ies a!d e!(ihte!#e!t1 rediscoveri! your $erso!a(2&a#i(yhistory

Ne, $(aces a!d ,or(ds2cu(tures1 trave( e%$editio!s) e%$(oratio!s a!dadve!tures1 i##ersio! i! !e, cu(tures1 trave( b(os a!d 3our!a(s

S$ace e%$(oratio! 4 $ast) $rese!t a!d &uture

/istorica( voyaes o& discovery a!d ear(y e%$(oratio!s a!d 5uests

Archaeo(oica( dis a!d discoveries1 ,hat they te(( us1 rediscoveri!the $ast

6ysteries1 (ost a!d &ou!d ,or(ds) $(aces) ob3ects) civi(isatio!s 7e6achu 8icchu) the Tita!ic etc9

Tech!o(oica() scie!ti'c a!d #edica( discoveries a!d research1 i#$acto! i!dividua(s) societies a!d the (oba( ,or(d

Discovery o& the truth1 detectives1 cri#e1 &ore!sics1 #issi! $erso!sa!d :co(d cases;1 u!so(ved cri#es1 i!vestiative 3our!a(is#

And?


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8ast 8a$ers ? 4Among Others * * * is a co((ectio! o& di-ere!t $ieces o& ,riti!about i!dividua(s '!di! their $(ace i! a co##u!ity* Co#$ose a $iece o&,riti! ,hich ,ou(d be suitab(e &or i!c(usio! i! this co((ectio!

@ 0 Co#$ose a $iece o& i#ai!ative ,riti! that e%$(ores a decisio!to e#brace or re3ect a co!!ectio! ,ith others* se ONE o& the ite#s asthe ce!tra( e(e#e!t o& your ,riti!*

< 4 Se(ect o!e i#ae a!d use it as the ce!tra( e(e#e!t i! a $iece o&i#ai!ative ,riti! e%$(ori! the e-ects o& ti#e o! a! i!dividua(;s se!seo& be(o!i!*

> 4 Co#$ose a creative $iece that ca$tures the si!i'ca!ce o&re#e#bered $(aces to the e%$erie!ce o& Be(o!i!*

= 4 Se(ect o!e o& the 5uotatio!s as the o$e!i! &or a $iece o&

i#ai!ative ,riti! that e%$(ores the cha((e!es o& be(o!i! a!d !otbe(o!i!


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The #ost co##o! $rob(e#s i! stude!t

,riti! Si#$(istic e%$(oratio! o& co!ce$t

Not starti! ,ith a! e!ai! o$e!i! tech!i5ue

8oor orie!tatio! o& the reader

Lac+ o& te!sio!2co!ict i! ,riti!

Nothi! ha$$e!s 4 !o bui(d u$ to a c(i#a% or a co!ict

Lac+ o& i#aery ,here stude!ts te(( rather tha! sho,

Lac+ o& e%$(oratio! o& $(ace a!d setti!

ses o!(y chro!o(oica( ti#e &ra#e to order ideas

Too #a!y eve!ts i! story

Story has too #a!y characters

Story has too ,ide a ti#e ra!e

Te((s the story o& a character;s (i&e 4 (eaves !othi! to the i#ai!atio!


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E-ective O$e!i!s 4 ,ays to start a

short story e-ective(y

se direct s$eech

Start i! the #idd(e o& so#ethi!

6a+e your reader (auhTa(+ to your reader. use 'rst $erso! !arrative

Shoc+ your reader

Create a te!se at#os$here

Create a very c(ear $icture

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Read the stories $rovided a!d co!sider ,hythey are ,orthy o& 'rst $(ace a,ards i! the

S6/ You! Writer;s Co#$etitio!*

6a+e !otes &or each !arrative usi! the dot $oi!ts be(o,as a uide.

What are the ce!tra( ideas about discoveryi! this!arrative" se the BOS rubric2(a!uae to i!&or# youride!ti'catio! o& the idea2ideas*

What are so#e e-ective !arrative devices used by the,riter to co##u!icate ideas a!d sha$e your res$o!se"


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You !eed to thi!+ about the idea o&Discovery a!d co#e u$ ,ith

suestio!s &or stories 4 create a (ist o&

$ossib(e story(i!es i! $airs*

We ,i(( the! share the# so that ,e ca!

bui(d a ba!+ o& $ossib(e story(i!es*


10/12

War#i! u$

Write &or o seco!ds about Discovery

,ithout sto$$i!* Write e%act(y ,hatco#es i!to your head* You do!;t !eed

to use $ro$er se!te!ces or

$u!ctuatio!*


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Write a $arara$h ,ithout usi! the(etter :e;


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Write a se!te!ce i! ,hich the 'rst ,ordstarts ,ith :a;) the seco!d ,ith :b; etc

7e. A!yo!e bei! cautious does!;te!ter &oo(ish(y * * *9

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