Week 5: Tall Tales & Myths Continued

To help you better exaggerate your tall tale or to make your myth sound more mythical, you will want to use figurative language.

Task 1:  Define and find 10 examples of each of the following:

·        Simile

·        Metaphor

·        Personification

·        Hyperbole

Task 2: 

A. Watch the video: "Punctuating Dialogue:"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS2b4N8aiVU.

B. If you still are confused about the conventions of writing dialogue, visit this website: http://www.be-a-better-writer.com/punctuate-dialogue.html

C. Rewrite (you can copy & paste then edit) the following dialogues with correct punctuation, capitalization, & paragraphing: Dialogue Exercises.

D. Write a dialogue between two characters (real or fictional) in which each character says at least five different things.  It doesn't necessarily need to have a beginning, middle and end--so you can start the conversation at any point or you can end it abruptly (after ten total quotations).  The point is for you to practice writing dialogue correctly.  Submit it as a comment below.

Task 3:  Write a draft of your tall tale or myth.  Refer to the previous week’s directions and your outline to write your tall tale or myth.  Your tall tale or myth MUST:

·        include all of the elements required in the outline

·        read like a story that flows and transitions

·        include at least four (4) instances of simile, metaphor, personification, and/or hyperbole (You don’t need to use all four devices, but you need four instances, so if you skip one, for example, you must have two instances of another.) 

·        use some dialogue