Extra Credit Creative Writing Prompts: Choose any of the following writing prompts and tell your story. Each paragraph is worth 15 possible extra credit points. The better the story the more points you may earn.

1. You’re digging in your garden and find a fist-sized nugget of gold.

2. The asteroid was hurtling straight for…

3. A kid comes out of the bathroom with toilet paper dangling from his or her waistband.

4. There’s a guy sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper…

5. He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror, he saw…

6. The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and said…

7. There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them looks up at the sky and says…

8. And you thought dragons didn’t exist…

9. The nation is controlled by…

10. You walk into your house and it’s completely different — furniture, decor, all changed. And nobody’s home.

11. Write about one (or both) of your parents. Start with “I was born…”

12. The most beautiful smile I ever saw…

13. I believe that animals exist to…

14. “She was drifting off to sleep when there was a sharp knock at the door . . .

15. Writing Traditional Stories from a Different Point of View: Read "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" (by Jon Scieszka) Write; “Cinderella" from the PoV of one of the ugly sisters, “The Three Billy Goats Gruff" from the PoV of the troll, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears" from the PoV of Goldilocks

16. Continue this story: Godzilla: This is Bob Lane reporting for CBS with an important announcement. Over the past 24 hours, an enormous lizard has been attacking Hawaii. The lizard, who has been named Godzilla finished its rampage at around 7 pm last night. It has now begun swimming across the Atlantic Ocean and it is heading for California. The President will be making a statement at around 5 o'clock this evening. He is expected to advise everyone to gather together their belongings and leave the state as soon as possible. The army has been alerted and they are prepared to implement a full attack on the creature. Meanwhile, Godzilla arrives at the coast of Southern California...

17. Description of a New Animal: invent a new animal. Describe what it looks like, where it lives, what it does, what it eats etc. It might be useful to think about existing animals and their characteristics beforehand

18. You were playing on your computer. Your mom had told you to turn it off because it was nearly dinnertime, but you were so busy concentrating on the game that you didn't hear. You were on the last level of your favorite game, and suddenly the screen flickered.... It flickered again, and it started flashing strange colors. Suddenly you were sucked into the computer screen. When you awoke, you found yourself in an unfamiliar yet familiar place. YOU WERE ACTUALLY INSIDE THE GAME!

19. Horror/Mystery I waited silently, not daring to move, not even to breathe. I crouched behind the door, curling myself into the smallest shape possible, hoping I would not be found. Outside, the floorboards groaned in protest as the creature stalked ever closer towards me. I swallowed a huge lump in my throat, which was threatening to choke me. I waited. Suddenly, it happened.

20. So here I am, microphone in hand, about to sing in front of 100 million people across the world. The cameras are on me, and the audience has fallen silent in anticipation. How did this happen, you ask? How did I, - an ordinary student just a couple of days ago - get to become an overnight superstar? Glad you asked. Sit back, relax, and let me tell you about the craziest day of my entire life...

21. One day after school, you and your best friend are walking in the park. You both decide to go down the slide. As you slide, the world seems to flash by at an enormous pace; when you land, you look around in amazement. You are no longer in the park or anywhere that looks like earth. Shortly afterwards, your friend slides into this strange new world with you. Write a story about your experience answering these questions: where are you? What is the place like? Do you meet any other people or creatures? If so, what are they like? What do you do? How does your friend behave? Why? What is your reaction to this strange place? How do you get back to the park? How much time has elapsed? How do you feel about your experiences? Did you learn anything? Do you try to return?

1. Consider how Kate defies the traditional roles of a woman in society. Discuss her attitude in comparison with women from her time period as well as with women today. Is her example exemplary (standard) or inappropriate? Propose changes to her behavior that would better represent the socially accepted woman’s role both then and now.

 

2. Compare Bianca’s attitude to Kate’s attitude. How do the two women act differently? How do they act the same? Examine their relationship as sisters. How does their relationship affect the way they each pursue men or marriage?

 

3. Consider the attitudes of each character relating to marriage. Who acts more appropriately in your opinion in the pursuit of love? Should social norms always be followed in engagements? Which relationship of all do you believe will eventually yield the best marriage?

 

4. In the play, nearly all of the characters use deception and dishonesty to achieve their marital goals. Illustrate how the play rewards or punishes characters for moral misjudgments. (Or show how the play fails to reward and punish.)

Example: Or Petruchio accomplishes ______________ because he is _____________, ___________, and __________.

Hook	“I expect Woman will be the last thing   civilized by Man” (George Meredith).
Author’s full   name Title of story	William   Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the   Shrew is about women and love.
Brief plot   summary	Two sisters in   Italian society struggle to marry but because one sister is shrewish it   causes conflict for all.
Thesis	Katarina’s actions   as a woman demonstrate inappropriate behavior as a female because she acts   incorrect to societies norms. if she   behaved more like Bianca she would be more socially acceptable.

The Taming of the Shrew Project

Assignment # 9: Anticipation Guide

Double bubble map: Use a double map to compare two characters of your choice. Use quotes from the play to prove your description of the character and a paragraph describing why you chose to compare and contrast the two characters as well as the similarities and differences.

 

Ex. Kate= Vengeful “Her silence flouts me, and I'll be revenged”
(Shakespeare).

Multi-flow map: Use a multi-flow map to show the cause and effect of Kate’s shrewish behavior. Include a paragraph to explain your multi-flow map.

Act 4 scene 1

1.What does Grumio tell Curtis happened on the journey home?

2.What does Petruchio’s servant Peter mean when he says of his master and his new bride, “He kills her in her own humour”?    
3.Curtis says that because of Petruchio’s strange behavior, Kate “knows not which way to stand, to look, to speak,/ And sits as one new-risen from a dream.”How does this comment relate to the Induction in the beginning of the play?

4.How does Petruchio intend to“kill a wife with kindness”? What is his plan for “taming”  Kate? Is it working?

5. In a famous metaphor, Petruchio compares “taming”Kate to training a falcon, a hunting hawk:“My falcon now is [hungry] and [extremely] empty,/And till she [fly to the lure] she must not be full-gorged,/For then she never looks upon her lure. ”How is Kate like the falcon? What does it suggestabout Petruchio that he compares her to one?        

 

Act 4 scene 2

1.How does Tranio trick Hortensio into giving up his pursuit of Bianca?

2.According toTranio,who is the master of the taming school? Why?

3. How does Tranio trick the pedant into assuming the identity of Vincentio?

 

Act 4 scene 3

 1.How is food used in this scene?  

2.Kate says,“But I, who never knew how to entreat,/Nor never needed that I should
entreat,/Am starved for meat.” What does this suggest about Kate’s up bringing?     
3.Toward what purpose is clothing used in this scene?    

4.How does Petruchio continue to kill Kate with kindness?  

5.Describe Kate’s spirit. Is she “tamed,” or is she the same as she was when the audience first meets her?

6.Why does Kate accuse Petruchio of making her a puppet?How does Petruchio respond to this accusation?

7.Describe the conversation about the time of day between Kate and Petruchio. What pointis Petruchio making?  

 

Act 4 scene 4

1. Does the pedant do a convincing job acting asVincentio? Why or why not?  

2.What does Biondello think Lucentio—who is still disguised as Cambio—should do immediately, and why?

 

Act 4 scene 5

1.What game with regard to the sun and the moon does Petruchio play with Kate?What is his purpose?

 2.Kate is compared both to a“field”(“the field is won”)and to a participant in a game of bowling(“Thus the bowl should run”). How does each of these comparisons objectify her?

 3.How does Petruchio makeVincentio a prop in his taming of Kate?

 4.While Kate is agreeing with Petruchio that Vincentio is a young maiden, she addresses Vincentio with the following speech:                      

                                                Young budding virgin, fair and fresh and sweet,

                                  Whither away, or where is thy abode?

                                     Happy the parents of so fair a child;

                              Happier the man, whom favourable stars

                                          All of thee for his lovely bed fellow!

Why might Kate make such an embellished speech, instead of merely acknowledging Vincentio is a maiden as Petruchio has said?What might the speech suggest about her?

 

Include a Flow map and key idea for each scene.

 

Assignment #8: Shrew; Act 5 scene 1-2

Act Five, Scene One-

3. Describe the banter between the men at the wedding. At whose expense do they joke?

4. Why won’t the widow come when Hortensio entreats her? How does she respond to Hortensio? What does this imply about her?    

5. .Lucentio “bids” his mistress come to him, Hortensio “entreats,” and Petruchio“ commands.” What differences do these words reflect about the balance
of power in the three relationships?

    Flow Map and key idea

The Taming of the Shrew | Act II, Scene 1 Questions Study Questions

1. Why has Kate bound Bianca’s hands?

2. What is Bianca's answer to Kate's question? What does Kate do to Bianca?

3. Why do the men believe that Petruchio has successfully wooed Kate when she rejects him publicly?

4. How does Baptista resolve the strife between Gremio and Tranio, who both seek the hand of Bianca?

5. What does Gremio offer to give Bianca? How does Tranio’s offer compare to Gremio’s?

6. When are Katharina and Bianca to be married?

7. How does Gremio react to Baptista favoring Tranio’s offer?

8. What does Tranio mean when he says that a “child shall get a sire”(408)?

Be Sure to include a Flow Map and the main idea for each scene.

 

 

Dowry Deaths in India

1. Define the word Dowry.

2. Do you believe a dowry objectifes women? Explain.

3. In your opinion, have womens' lives improved in the last 50 years? Explain.

4. Write two paragraphs about the video; "Dowry Deaths in India."

Induction:

1. Describe Christopher Sly.

2. What trick does the lord intend to play on Sly? Why might he want to do this?

3. What role does the lord have in mind for his page, Barthol’mew?

4. What question does the lord set out to answer? What question might Shakespeare be asking?

5. Summarize the induction.

6 . How does this scene introduce the idea of two separate productions?

7. What does the first scene suggest about the tone of the play?

Act I, Scene 1

1. Where do Lucentio and Tranio arrive in the first scene, and why have they come to this town?

2. Whom do Lucentio and Tranio witness quarreling?

3. Why will Baptista not give away Bianca at present?

4. How does Katharina treat the suitors of Bianca?

5. With whom  and why has Lucentio fallen in love?

6. What is Lucentio intend to woo Bianca?

7. What is Gremio and Hortensio's plan?

Act I, Scene 2

1. Why has Petruchio come to Padua?

2. Why does Petruchio box Grumio’s ears? What literary device is used?

3. What does Hortensio suggest to Petruchio?

4. What does Grumio mean when he says that Petruchio will disfigure Kate so that shewill not be able to see?

5. Why does Tranio appear at Hortensio’s home?
6. What is Lucentio doing in the meantime?

7. Why does Tranio go along with the men’s scheme?

 

Flow Maps for all three sections with pictures and words. In addition, three sentences explaining the main point of this scene.