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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: Something Completely Different
These exercises were written
by IWW members
and administrators to provide structured practice opportunities for its
members.
You are welcome to use them for practice as well. Please mention that
you found
them at the Internet Writers Workshop
(http://www.internetwritingworkshop.org/).
Prepared
by: Charles Hightower
Posted on: Dec. 14, 2008
Reposted on: April 4, 2010
Reposted on: April 24, 2011
Reposted on: May 6, 2012
Reposted on: May 4, 2014
Reposted on: November 1, 2015
Reposted on: January 22, 2017
Reposted on: March 31, 2019
Reposted on: October 3, 2021
Reposted on: October 8, 2023
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Exercise: Alter one word of a common phrase so that the topic takes on
new meaning. Modify, transpose, add to, or remove no more than three letters of one of the
words. Then use this as the title for your piece of 400 words or less.
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What happens when you take a common phrase and make a slight tweak to
one of its words? You may end up with a completely different
topic.
Consider the warm, cuddly tale of "Santa's Workshop," a place where you
might want to press your face against the window to peer inside and
watch elves at work. Changed to Satan's Workshop, you might be
more likely to flee for your life. A "Worthy Opponent" might be a
very different character from a "Wordy Opponent." The tale of
"Robbery Gone Bad" would seem a different story from "Robbery Gone
Fad." Use one of these examples or be creative and come up with
your own.
Be sure to show the original phrase followed by your altered title.
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In your critiques, let the writer know how well the tale and title work
together. Was the writing interesting/entertaining? Would
you want to read more? Comment on any aspect of the writing that
needs improvement as well as complimenting the writer for things well
done.
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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