20 pages creative journal

3  Sections:

1. Short Stories: 

-  pick theme (ex: setting, characters, comedy, irony, etc.)

-  pick 5 stories that have really strong selected theme (ex: stories with strong female lead) 

-  create a cover page  (SHORT STORIES)

-  1 story per page…write 1-2 paragraphs describing how that theme works in that story….(NO SUMMARIES PLEASE)

-  TOTALof 8 pages: 

o  1 cover page

o  1 index page (title of stories)

o  1 introductory page (Explaining your theme) 

o  5 pages (1 per short story)

2.  Poetry:    

-  pick a theme (for example: romance, word choice, setting, etc.) 

-  select 5poems that have the theme

-   Cover page, index page, introductory page

-  1 page per poem explaining how the theme works there    

-  TOTALof 8 pages: 

o  1 cover page

o  1 index page

o  1 introductory page (paragraph) 

o  5 pages (1 per poem)

3. Novel – Things Fall Apart:  

-  pick a theme (1 aspect)     

-  2 to 3 pages:

o  1 cover page

o  1-2 pages explaining aspect  

· Total of 19-20 pages.

· Can choose a universal theme or an individual theme for each section. 

· Create book.

· BE CREATIVE!