Writing Short Stories!

10 Tips for Writing a Short Story:

http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative/shortstory/index.html

How to Get Story Ideas:

http://howtowriteashortstory.wordpress.com/

"Unexpected Prejudice"

Complete Window Notes on the following article from TeenInk.com:

http://www.teenink.com/Pride/article/14771/Unexpected-Prejudice/

Your Autobography!

Your autobiography should be at least 1 to 1 and a half pages long. Use this website to write your piece.

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1115

Create an "I Am" Poem!

Create an instant "I Am" poem here:

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/iampoem.htm

Talking Kid to Kid: "Dating Violence"

This short true-life story is from a website about peer pressure and tough issues that young people must deal with every day.

Read the story and read the facts.

http://www.abouthealth.com/t_topicX.htm?topic=56

Book Review/ Summaries and Characters

Animal Farm:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animalfarm/

Beowulf:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/

Their Eyes Were Watching God:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/eyes/

"The Reckless Streak"

http://www.teenink.com/Cars/article/1997/The-Reckless-Streak/