Re-writing stories - continued

In our first activity after winter break we took details from another person's winter break and crafted them into a new story.

Now we'll take that a step further and re-write opening paragraphs from our favorite books!

1. Think about which book you want to use. You can look around online for your favorite one or maybe choose one from these sites (note that you must choose something at least 6 sentences long - for some books that might mean more than just the actual first paragraph).
1. Great opening paragraphs
2. First paragraphs of classic books
2. Read the original opening paragraph closely - what does it do?
1. Sets the tone
2. Introduces characters and setting
3. Establishes the story
3. Think about how you might want to re-write it. The goal here is to be close to the original but also totally different. You should retain some of the same language, but you can change its meaning, shift the order, or put words in a different character's mouth. Maybe the whole paragraph will now be re-told from a different perspective!
4. Do your work in a new Google Doc. Paste the original paragraph in and then do your re-writing just below it. That way you can keep re-looking at the original while you do your work.
5. Submit your work to turnitin.com