Harris Burdick Writing Assignment
Assignment:
Select one of the pictures and create a response based upon your creative take on this. You can do this in any fashion you choose. You could write it as a song, a story, a play, a comic strip, or a poem. It should be at least two pages in length, including the picture in some fashion, the title, and the quote which goes with the picture. You should also include an original drawing to go with the painting. Think of original ways to use the picture, be imaginative. Bring these with you to class on Friday to share.
LInks to the pictures
You should focus on creativity, originality, development, description and detail.
ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME
If there was an answer, he’d find it there.
MISSING IN VENICE
This time she’d gone too far.
UNDER THE RUG
Two weeks passed and it happened again.
CAPTAIN TORY
He swung his lantern three times and slowly the schooner appeared.
THE HOUSE ON MAPLE STREET
It was a perfect lift-off.
A STRANGE DAY IN JULY
He threw with hall his might, but the third stone came skipping back.
ARCHIE SMITH, BOY WONDER
A tiny voice asked, “Is he the one?”
OSCAR AND ALPHONSE
She knew it was time to send them back. The caterpillars softly wiggled in her hand, spelling out “goodbye.”
THE THIRD-FLOOR BEDROOM
It all began when someone left the window open.
JUST DESSERT
She lowered the knife and it grew even brighter.
MR. LINDEN’S LIBRARY
He warned her about the book. Now it was too late.
UNIVITED GUESTS
His heart was pounding. He was sure he had seen the doorknob turn.
THE SEVEN CHAIRS
The fifth one ended up in France.
MISSING IN VENICE
Even with her mighty engines in reverse, the ocean liner was pulled further and further into the canal.
THE HARP
So it was true he thought, it’s really true.
Story Preparation Guide---
Your story should include the following elements
1. Working Title
2. What is the title and caption from your picture
3. Plot
4. (Events, humor, suspense, drama)
5. Setting
(Place, time, description)
6. Characters
(names, distinctive appearances or actions, roles in the plot)
7. Descriptions
(objects, images, metaphors, similes, allusions)
8.Conflict
(what is the problem in the story—is it internal or external)
9. Narration
10. Suspense--something the reader will try to figure out as they go along in the reading
Scoring Guide for Harris Burdick Inspired Paper “4”
A story in this category has superior creativity, imagination, and description. This paper integrates the picture, caption, and phrase in the story in a highly sophisticated amanner. Images, style, and description make a powerful impression on the reader. The reader is highly engaged with the story from the outset and maintains their interest throughout the reading via humor, suspense, drama, mystery, or action. Characters, setting, and plot are extremely engaging and developed. The conflict is extremely well thought out, expressed, and resolved in an original and clever fashion. The grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are varied and sophisticated.
“3”
A story in this category has effective creativity, imagination, and description. This paper effectively integrates the picture, caption, and phrase into the paper. Images are clear, crisp, and make an effective impression on the reader. The reader is engaged with the story from the outset and maintains their interest throughout most of the reading, with few lapses in interest. Characters, setting, and plot are well developed and explained. The conflict is well thought out and resolved in a thoughtful manner. Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are varied and compliment the effectiveness of the story.
“2”
A story in this category shows adequate creativity, imagination, and description. This paper integrates the picture, caption, and phrase into the paper, but this inclusion may seem forced. Images may tell not show, and may not make much impression on the reader. The reader might find the story slightly interesting or may find it highly interesting but hard to follow. Characters, setting, and plot may need more explanation and development. The conflict may not be clear or may not be resolved in a satisfactory manner. Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure may interfere with the reader’s comprehension.
“1”
A story in this category may be lacking or inadequate in any of the following areas:
Assignment:
Select one of the pictures and create a response based upon your creative take on this. You can do this in any fashion you choose. You could write it as a song, a story, a play, a comic strip, or a poem. It should be at least two pages in length, including the picture in some fashion, the title, and the quote which goes with the picture. You should also include an original drawing to go with the painting. Think of original ways to use the picture, be imaginative. Bring these with you to class on Friday to share.
LInks to the pictures
You should focus on creativity, originality, development, description and detail.
ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME
If there was an answer, he’d find it there.
MISSING IN VENICE
This time she’d gone too far.
UNDER THE RUG
Two weeks passed and it happened again.
CAPTAIN TORY
He swung his lantern three times and slowly the schooner appeared.
THE HOUSE ON MAPLE STREET
It was a perfect lift-off.
A STRANGE DAY IN JULY
He threw with hall his might, but the third stone came skipping back.
ARCHIE SMITH, BOY WONDER
A tiny voice asked, “Is he the one?”
OSCAR AND ALPHONSE
She knew it was time to send them back. The caterpillars softly wiggled in her hand, spelling out “goodbye.”
THE THIRD-FLOOR BEDROOM
It all began when someone left the window open.
JUST DESSERT
She lowered the knife and it grew even brighter.
MR. LINDEN’S LIBRARY
He warned her about the book. Now it was too late.
UNIVITED GUESTS
His heart was pounding. He was sure he had seen the doorknob turn.
THE SEVEN CHAIRS
The fifth one ended up in France.
MISSING IN VENICE
Even with her mighty engines in reverse, the ocean liner was pulled further and further into the canal.
THE HARP
So it was true he thought, it’s really true.
Story Preparation Guide---
Your story should include the following elements
1. Working Title
2. What is the title and caption from your picture
3. Plot
4. (Events, humor, suspense, drama)
5. Setting
(Place, time, description)
6. Characters
(names, distinctive appearances or actions, roles in the plot)
7. Descriptions
(objects, images, metaphors, similes, allusions)
8.Conflict
(what is the problem in the story—is it internal or external)
9. Narration
10. Suspense--something the reader will try to figure out as they go along in the reading
Scoring Guide for Harris Burdick Inspired Paper “4”
A story in this category has superior creativity, imagination, and description. This paper integrates the picture, caption, and phrase in the story in a highly sophisticated amanner. Images, style, and description make a powerful impression on the reader. The reader is highly engaged with the story from the outset and maintains their interest throughout the reading via humor, suspense, drama, mystery, or action. Characters, setting, and plot are extremely engaging and developed. The conflict is extremely well thought out, expressed, and resolved in an original and clever fashion. The grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are varied and sophisticated.
“3”
A story in this category has effective creativity, imagination, and description. This paper effectively integrates the picture, caption, and phrase into the paper. Images are clear, crisp, and make an effective impression on the reader. The reader is engaged with the story from the outset and maintains their interest throughout most of the reading, with few lapses in interest. Characters, setting, and plot are well developed and explained. The conflict is well thought out and resolved in a thoughtful manner. Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are varied and compliment the effectiveness of the story.
“2”
A story in this category shows adequate creativity, imagination, and description. This paper integrates the picture, caption, and phrase into the paper, but this inclusion may seem forced. Images may tell not show, and may not make much impression on the reader. The reader might find the story slightly interesting or may find it highly interesting but hard to follow. Characters, setting, and plot may need more explanation and development. The conflict may not be clear or may not be resolved in a satisfactory manner. Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure may interfere with the reader’s comprehension.
“1”
A story in this category may be lacking or inadequate in any of the following areas:
- It may not be very imaginative
- It may not have much development,
- It may have serious grammatical problems which may make it impossible to read.