Choose one of the prompts below and develop a two-page (400-500 word) response that retells or updates one of the classics weve read. This is an informal writing assignment so feel free to get creative and have fun with this assignment or to get pers

Choose one of the prompts below and develop a two-page (400-500 word) response that retells or updates one of the classics weve read. This is an informal writing assignment so feel free to get creative and have fun with this assignment or to get personal and expressive. You are welcome to use first person (I and we) and to write this in any form you choose poem short short letter to the editor journal entry blog post newspaper article or even a series of Facebook status or Twitter updates as long as your writing meets the minimum word count.
PROMPT #1:Have you ever lost something that was really important to you? How did you feel about it? Did other people understand what you were going through or did you constantly have to explain yourself? Have you ever moved? Did you miss your old home? Write a lament for something that you have lost. It could be something serious like the death of a loved one or a move that was hard to adjust to or it could be something not-as-serious like the loss of a favorite childhood toy.
PROMPT #2:You are trying to open up a restaurant / coffee shop that will become a social gathering place for your friends and peers. You want this place to be really cool but also a place where people can relax and get comfortable. What kind of establishment will you open? How will you get people in the doors? What will they do once they get there? How will you keep them there for long periods of time and keep them coming back? Write a description or story of your ideal social meeting place.
PROMPT #3:Imagine that you are going on a college study trip or pilgrimage with a group of four strangers. Where would you go and why would you be going there? How would you want your life to change? Who would the strangers be and how would they talk act and dress? A nerd? A prep? A jock? The pretty girl? Write your own social satire of the members of your group. This might be an ideal prompt for a blog post or a series of Facebook / Twitter statuses.

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