Quote of the Day for Tuesday, 3/4/08

"Not that the story need be long, but it takes a long while to make it short."
--Henry David Thoreau

In your journal...
Brainstorm ideas for a short story (fiction).
Then write one sentence that sums up your story.
Feel free to change your story idea(s) at any time during the writing process.

Homework
Write the beginning of your story four ways: 1st Person-Main Character, 1st Person-Secondary Character, 3rd Person-Omniscient, 3rd Person-Observer

1st Person-Main Character
"As I arrived at school that day, I noticed the stares. How could I not? I didn't talk to anyone. I was too embarrassed."

1st Person-Secondary Character
"I was sitting at the lunch table with my friends when he walked in looking like he'd spent a week on the streets. I couldn't believe he let himself come to school looking like that."

3rd Person-Omniscient
"He walked into the lunchroom with his head down. He was embarrassed that he had the same clothes on that he had on yesterday and the day before that."

3rd Person-Observer
"He walked into the lunchroom with his head down. His clothes were dirty and ragged. They looked like they needed to be washed."