Creative+Writing,+A+Blessing+in+Disguise

A **//theme//** is the idea that holds your story together. Select a theme from one of the ideas below. As this is a creative writing assignment, you may choose any font that you think is appropriate. But please, do not use a font size larger than 14. As well, your title may be in the form of a banner. You may also use “Paint” or “Word Art” to help illustrate your story. In addition, you may insert pictures to illustrate the story**__. But, you must place your name in the upper left hand corner and the date in the upper right hand corner. Finally, when you place your work in the drop box, you must title it with your last name first, followed by a comma, then you first name, followed by the title of your story.__** There is no recommended length. Just avoid writing too much or too little. **Common Themes in Literature **
 * Creative Writing Project **

**__The Great Journey __** This follows a character or characters through a series of episodic adventures as they travel. **__Loss of Innocence __** Sometimes called the "coming of age story," this most commonly introduces an “innocent” character to the evil or complexity of the real/adult world **__The Noble Sacrifice __** The sacrifice can be for any reason except self --a loved one, an enemy, a group of people, the whole of humanity, a dog-- but the bottom line is that the protagonist sacrifices himself or herself in an effort to save others. **__The Great Battle __** This one is about people or groups of people in conflict. It is sometimes a good vs. evil story but not always. We often see this theme in horror or science fiction where the antagonist--a monster/creature/human/alien/computer/etc.-- is trying to kill the protagonist, who must fight to stay alive and/or defeat the antagonist. Sub-categories would be person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. technology and etc.  **__Love and Friendship __** **__The Capriciousness of Fate __** Greek tragedies fit this category. Often, there is a major reversal of fortune. It could be from good-to-bad or from bad-to-good. **//Cinderella//** is a reversal of fortune story, but has a happy ending. The common element is that there is some force guiding the person’s life over which he or she has no control. **__Revenge __** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">The subject is obvious, but the outcome differs. Sometimes the outcome is good; sometimes the outcome is bad. **__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24px;">The Big Trick __** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">In this one, someone or some group of people intentionally trick someone else. **__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24px;">The Big Mystery __** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Something unexplained happened and it is the protagonist’s job to find an explanation for it. Almost all police and detective dramas work within this form, as do most espionage and spy thrillers. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24px;"> **__A Fortunate Misfortune__** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">A fortunate misfortune is a blessing in disguise. In other words, bad happenings can be blessings in disguise.
 * //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Romeo and Juliet //**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;"> is a classic love story, as is the story of Lancelot and Guinevere. The ending may be happy, sad, or bittersweet, but the main theme is romantic love.

There is no recommended length. Just avoid writing too much or too little.

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__** The Final Copy is due April 13th. **__