A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Chinese New Year
Thanks to MSNBC.com

Your first writing exercise deals with creating an effective scene.  Think about how Bierce created scene from his use of descriptions and details in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge".  After you are given this photograph, each of you will write a scene based on what you see in the photo - based on how that photo makes you feel or think.  As you write, think about...

• How will you show your readers rather than tell them? (Description, description, description!)
• Think about the POV in your writing exercise.  Will you be a subjective narrator?  An objective narrator?  An omniscient narrator? 
• Use the five senses in this exercise; what sounds do you hear, what things do you see, what smells are in the air, what can you taste, what do you feel?
• Think about how to create an effective scene by using different literary devices like similes, personification, and metaphors. 
• Remember to "think small" - the more description you use, the better your piece will be!