just a tiny bit from what you know but as Tim O'Brien teaches us, tell the truth by telling it slant (Emily Dickinson).  In the writing of your story, you should take advantage of embellishment and alteration. You should also use all of the "tools" from the writing toolbox you have learned this quarter. Check out the story ideas under readings for new and innovative ideas to help you go beyond the obvious.

 

This must be fiction (it can begin with a seed of what you know). Please do not write an essay or the story of your life. This must follow the conventions that you are learning in Burroway. Use the upside down checkmark, story structure, five senses, imagery, and surprising nouns and verbs. 

ONLY EIGHT WEAK VERBS ARE ALLOWED IN YOUR STORY TOTAL.

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Title The Forgotten Garden In the heart of the countryside nestled between rolling hills and whisper... View the full answer