I'm just gonna say it: the short story project may have been the most enjoyable assignment I've ever done for an English class, maybe in any class. The project gave us free reign to write about whatever we wanted and it was very fun to just type out your thoughts as they came to you rather than having to research something or following a laid out criteria.
At first, I dreaded the idea of another project. After all, being a second semester senior with only a couple weeks left before you graduate you don't want to do any work whatsoever. But when I finally sat down and wrote, I found it very enjoyable. There's nothing better for a school assignment than being able to just write without having to worry about any restrictions.
My one regret is not starting on my story sooner. When I finished I felt like it was missing something which a couple more days of writing could've fixed. Had I known how enjoyable this assignment actually was earlier, I would've anything to perfect my story.
Overall, I loved this assignment and it was a great way to end the semester. What I thought would just be another project that I'd have to get out of the way to graduate ended up being a very enjoyable experience. I definitely think Mr. Mitchell should continue to assign these sort of projects in the future. The assignment was not only beneficial to me as a writer but allowed me to explore my creativity.
I'm really glad to hear that you enjoyed it, Jason. You might've just discovered a new interest in life, the writing of historically based speculative fiction. I love assigning projects like this, because they're way fun to read, and because students who maybe don't consider themselves writers of fiction end up producing some amazing stuff.
ReplyDelete(I always insist to classes working on things like this that they require time to develop--and that the work can be fun and rewarding--but sometimes you've just got to figure that out on your own!)