Storytelling in Reverse

You are going to be writing another short narrative today. Anytime that you have to write a timed narrative, I want you to structure the story a little differently. I want you to just focus on having a clear theme that you explain, a story that progresses through time (it has a balanced beginning, middle, and end), and your characters reacting to events that happen in the story (example: If there was a murder in your story, share your characters thoughts about the murder).

For this writing assignment, everyone has to end their stories with the following sentence:


From that point on, he felt happier than he could ever imagine.


Other than that, you are free to be as creative as you want. Happy writing!

Storytelling Using Prepositions

Using as many words as you can from your preposition list, continue writing the following story:



Once upon a time, I woke up in a place I've never been before.



I have given you the first line to your story; you need to continue it. Be sure that you have all of the elements of plot (exposition, rising action, a climax, and falling action). Also, try one of the endings that we discussed in class (if we haven't gotten to that in your class, don't worry).