Brainstorm and prewrite three scenes about a fictional talent show in which two
contestants swap bodies. your first two scenes will focus on the contestants, each
of which must try to learn the other person's act before the show begins. the third
scene will focus on an audience member who's watching the talent show
each scene must make its main character distinct from the other two. each scene
must also use rich description so that the problem each character faces seems real
even though the story itself is fantastical. in the next lesson, you'll expand these
scenes into a short story
your assignment should include the following elements:
• ascene told from the point of view of a contestant in a talent show who has
unexpectedly swapped bodies with a stranger and must therefore perform that
stranger's talent act
• another scene told from the perspective of the stranger with whom the first
character swapped bodies, this person now faces the same problem of having to
perform another person's talent act
. a third scene told from the point of view of an audience member who watches
the talent show
you should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one.
if you haven't done so go back and complete that activity now
dipe to success
ask yourself these questions as you revise
• is each scene focused on the talent show premise? do i stay on topic in all three
. do all three characters have distinct personalities attitudes, and perspectives
can the reader easily tell them apart?
• are the scenes written with enough detail that the problem each character faces
seems real?
•does each scene use a single point of view such as first person, consistently?