The Assignment
This is an assignment for my English classes. The point was to take some story, preferably a famous one , and work it into the here and now.
Example, take Beowulf and somehow make all that happen in modern times with modern day characters, without telling the reader directly what it's from. Then the other students would read it and guess what it was. There was only two real rules.
"** Try to remain true to the story and reality. Your Beowulf cannot blow up the Grendal, (whose a 6th evil warlock demon) with an Uzie.
**No telling! Don't take Beowulf and title your story Beowulf 2 or Grendal's Revenge. Don't name your main character Beowulf (though if you want Wiglaf can keep his name)."
This is what I came up with. So that should make it obvious that just about everything is not mine. I can't remember if there really is Baker Street near the Orange County Fairgrounds, but it seems a good place to have one. I know there's a school closer to the Fairgrounds, but I don't know that place, I know Mt SAC. I'm writing what I know and making up what I don't.
Also note that the chapter titles will change over time. There's no real reason for this, I just like to play around with titles. And please don't be too rude if my writing seems to get off track at times (I'm told it does). I have a very short attention span and oh look something shiny. Anysway where was I? Oh yes. As I was saying, Lansford Hastings is the Gilderoy Lockhart of the 1850's. Suprisingly after that whole little incident with some cannibull (canned-bull??) party in the Rockies no one did anything to get rid of him and he was finally oh hey cool a rock.... I lost my place again....hmmm...
Proof Reader (PR#1): Maybe you should just read the story before she starts talking again
This is an assignment for my English classes. The point was to take some story, preferably a famous one , and work it into the here and now.
Example, take Beowulf and somehow make all that happen in modern times with modern day characters, without telling the reader directly what it's from. Then the other students would read it and guess what it was. There was only two real rules.
"** Try to remain true to the story and reality. Your Beowulf cannot blow up the Grendal, (whose a 6th evil warlock demon) with an Uzie.
**No telling! Don't take Beowulf and title your story Beowulf 2 or Grendal's Revenge. Don't name your main character Beowulf (though if you want Wiglaf can keep his name)."
This is what I came up with. So that should make it obvious that just about everything is not mine. I can't remember if there really is Baker Street near the Orange County Fairgrounds, but it seems a good place to have one. I know there's a school closer to the Fairgrounds, but I don't know that place, I know Mt SAC. I'm writing what I know and making up what I don't.
Also note that the chapter titles will change over time. There's no real reason for this, I just like to play around with titles. And please don't be too rude if my writing seems to get off track at times (I'm told it does). I have a very short attention span and oh look something shiny. Anysway where was I? Oh yes. As I was saying, Lansford Hastings is the Gilderoy Lockhart of the 1850's. Suprisingly after that whole little incident with some cannibull (canned-bull??) party in the Rockies no one did anything to get rid of him and he was finally oh hey cool a rock.... I lost my place again....hmmm...
Proof Reader (PR#1): Maybe you should just read the story before she starts talking again