writing short story for class- need help?
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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_peasants.htm
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Have a look here http://www.writing-world.com/contests/index.shtml
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I'm not sure exactly what you need, but maybe you could try a children's story. Something with a moral to it. Use animals, flowers, or even stars in the sky for your characters instead of people. Good luck!
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I see one run on sentence that needs to be split. I also see two others that should be combined into one\n\nThat said, a good writer never pads the piece. The whole idea is to make it as clear & concise as possible. As a writer, the only legitimate way to extend this is to add information.\n\nI just did a search & on the first page I opened & found the answer to your problems - with an "s".. Your info or the web page info is incorrect, one or the other  There was enough other info to expand the reason for the tie.\n\nAfter a quick search, I found additional info & an error you may wish to correct.       This is a much better version than the 3 sentences I wrote earlier, correct? That is what I mean by clear & concise.\n \nYou've done all right so far. just a little more..
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How about:\n\nOnce upon a time there was this kid that gor run over by a train.\nTrain tracks are parallel lines.\n\nNow do i get 5 points?(u said short story and this is definatley short.)
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You could include in your essay at least a little respect for the language that you are writing in. For me it is about finding the best or most appropriate word to describe the circumstance without resorting to an expletive or taking the language into the gutter. You could start by rephrasing your request for help. A simple “please help me,” as I have shown a total disregard to my teacher asked me to write an article on respect as an atonement for it. In the end, it will be meaningless, if you ask someone else to do the work for you. You can only move forward as a human being if you learn to respect those who have done so much to educate you. From the person who cleans the classroom, to the head of the school or college you should treat all people with kindness and respect. It is for you to learn how to be the best human being that you can. One day you will be an adult and I hope that you will have tried to put this into practice or your world will be a very shallow place. This is only about two hundred words, but you know the reasons why you are to write the piece. I hope that you will undertake it in the right spirit.
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You've never written an essay before and you're at the university? That seems strange. Anyway...In your introduction, you should briefly mention the three articles you are comparing and contrasting. Then, as you discuss each in the body paragraphs you can just refer to each article by the author's last name. For example, you could say, "The Smith article says that...." etc. It wouldn't hurt to add a brief appendix at the end.
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Try the site below. It generates random ideas to help you. It's quite fun ^_^ Check out the other links on there too, very helpful when you have writer's block.
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The most important part of college is to attend and to turn SOMETHING in on the deadline. Even if it's not quite 500 words it will be just one grade if it's not an "A" you have time left in the semester to bounce back. Also, if you can clearly make your point (depending on the subject, if it's a writing class then you should probably type the appropriate number of words), if your essay covers your topic completely and is supported by original thought and support from your text, then you should be good. It's not your fault you can write in a condense and concise form and cover your topic thoroughly with 150 less words then the rest of his/her students.
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When I taught fifth grade, one of my favorite activities to kick off a poetry unit (or just use as a lesson in the unit) was called a "Find a Poem" workshop.  I checked out many poetry books from the library and gathered those from my personal collection.  Then I had each student pick a partner.  The pairs worked to find poems with certain characteristics, which I had outlined on a worksheet.  The page said:\n\nFIND A POEM \n\n1. Find a poem that makes you happy.\n\n2. Find a poem that makes you sad.\n\n3.  Find a poem in which rhyme is an essential element.\n\n4.  Find a poem in which rhythm is an essential element.\n\n5.  Find a poem that makes you say, "hmmmmmm."\n\n\nThe pairs were to look through the books, finding each one from a different source (it is fun to watch the books fly around as they are swapped, traded, and explored).  They recorded the title of the book, the name of the poem, and the page number under each.  When the class was finished, we would go around the room sharing a selected favorite of each pair.\n\nThe activity is fun and gets them excited about exploring poems.  They also have to identify the difference between rhyme and rhythm in poetry.  The class gets to laugh over funny poems (which are usually the top choices when they are ready to share) and, as a teacher, it is always interesting to see what they choose for the last poem.\n\nI hope this helps as you start your plans - it's a fun activity!\n\np.s. Something else fun to have the children work toward during your poetry unit would be a "Poetry Cafe."  Have each student memorize one or two favorite poems and share them in a poetry cafe event.  You could invite parents, have them bring treats, and set up the room with tables, a black backdrop and spotlight for the students, and a stool for them to sit on while sharing their poems.  Oh yes, and the audience would not clap...they would snap, of course!  :o)
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I've posted a couple of URLs for your reference, and while I was looking found that it is the subject fiction for several Honors English classes and college level thesis themes.  You might try searching on the author,  Susan Carol McCarthy, for additional analysis. \n  To discuss chapter themes it looks like you are really going to have to use your imagination and deductive reasoning, which is a great way to exercise your brain!
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try this site: http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/English/Writing/
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It depends on what class this is for.  It is always best to write about something that interests you or something that you would like to learn more about.  There are a million possible topics to choose from!
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This'll be a great help:\n\nRead the story and take notes on all the characters, what they're like, etc. Then take a different section of notes on their opinions. If you want, take additional notes on age, related to whom, and friends with whom. Then, when you get projects like this, all you have to do is skim through a few notes and not the whole book.
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The other answers were valid and good advice.  I would add that you should critically look at the short paper and see if you could outline it.  If your points follow smoothly you should easily be able to create an outline from what you've written.  If you can't, maybe some re-organization is in order.  As a last thought for you, the adage "tell them what you're going to tell them, then tell them, and then tell them what you told them" will make sure you have a beginning, a middle with your information, and a summary (beginning and summary can just be a short sentence).    Since your essay is short, I've included a link to a short article speaking about seven steps to writing a good essay.  Good luck.  Hope you get an Excellent written in red across the top!
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First, freewrite in order to expand and speculate on the author's ideas. \nDecide on your working thesis statement. \nSelect and prioritize the particular reactions you want to include. \nDecide on your organization and format (e.g., online or formal writing assignment). \nDraft your reaction paper. \nWrite your introduction and concluding paragraphs. \nRevise your final thesis statement and draft. \n\n•      Font Times New Roman.\n•      Size 12 not 14, 16, or larger.\n•      Two or three pages – minimum two pages.\n•      Use your spell/grammar check.\n•      Make sure the paper is in your words.\n•      It is surprising that profs are all-knowing.\n•      Do a draft or two – if you have a question – ask.\n•      Start early.\n•      Don’t wait to the last minute.
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What kind of story do you want?  How short - like 200 words or 10,000 words?  On what subject?  Also what audience is the story for - should I include cultural references, sexual terms, violence?\n\nIf you give me guidlines I will be more than happy to write the story for you, if you are in a rush I could adapt a section of my novel (although my novel is copyrighted material so you would not be able to publish the short story).