write three compositions, the 3 stories are listed below some creative or personal, and some analytical. directions listed below

Your introduction should include the title, author, and year of first publication as well as a brief summary of the story.

Mention the author’s full name upon first mention and use the last name subsequently.

Please write as though the reader is not familiar with the story.

Remember to distinguish between the speaker or persona in the story and the author’s voice or choices. Beware of conflating a character with the author.

Begin composing your draft by building your body paragraphs around the strongest points you’ve touched on in your observations and notes. If you know you’ll use certain direct quotes, you could begin by transcribing the quotes and listing remarks about what you notice in the passage. Once a paragraph’s shape emerges, check to make sure the first sentence is clear and strong and that the last sentence is in your own words, not a quotation. Body paragraphs should be organized around thesis statements (points you want to make, or questions you want to pursue) and supported by details in the story.

Paraphrased passages and direct quotations both need to be followed by a parenthetical citation, which is the author’s last name and the page number where the passage appears. There are examples of proper formatting here: Online Writing Lab, but in short, MLA citations look like this. (Paley 5)

Compose your introduction last to save yourself time and achieve a clarity of tone. It’s easier to introduce ideas after you’ve articulated and refined them in the body paragraphs.

Avoid the phrases “what the author is trying to say” and “in conclusion” or risk turning your professor’s face red.

From History

1. Imagine how the mother character might respond to finding a note on her “Box of the Past.” This could take the form of a monologue for her character, a note in response, or a scene between mother and daughter.
2. Imagine a spin-off using another image or moment in the story such as writing from the point of view of the speaker’s absent father, or a visit from Amanda’s ghost.

From Game

1. Write an original story using repetition and isolation similar to Donald Barthelme’s story Game.

From Girl

1. Write an original story that uses listing and a command or directive similar to what Jamaica Kincaid employs in Girl.