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These writing prompts are followed by text boxes for your input. If you are working online and your instructor has given you the go-ahead, you can e-mail your work to him or her by clicking the "E-mail Your Answers" button. You can also e-mail a copy to yourself as a record of your work. If you are working offline, you will have to copy your answers (CTRL-C on most systems) and paste them (CTRL-V) into a text document to retain a record of your work.

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Directions: Visit the Classic Short Stories site.

Choose one of the short stories listed and read it carefully, paying close attention to the writer's tone and use of detail. Then, write a new ending to the story you have read. Your ending may be a few paragraphs or a few pages long, but try to model the original story as closely as possible. Finally, write a paragraph in which you explain the choices you have made. What did you change about the original ending? Why?

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Directions: Pick a quotation from this page that has some personal relevance to your life experience. Fashion the quotation into a thesis statement and write a narrative essay about that experience.






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