10.11.12 Reminders Ninth Grade

Today in class you completed a writing assignment on the two short stories we read in class, "The Cask of Amontillado" and "Checkouts."  You can choose from two different topics.  You may complete both for extra credit.  Here are the topics.

Cask of Amontillado” or “Checkouts” Writing Assignment.  

CHOOSE ONE.

•“Cask of Amontillado”

–Write the story from Fortunado’s point of view.  Use your creativity to fill in details such as: what he did to offend Montresor, what he was thinking as they went deeper into the vaults, etc.  ½ page, minimum.

•“Checkouts”

–Write a diary entry from the point of view of either the boy or the girl in the story.  Use your creativity to fill in details such as: how passionate he/she was about the other, how he/she felt when seeing the other, how he/she feels about their current relationship. ½ page, minimum.