ESSAY: SHORT STORY REWRITE Imagine yourself in any one of the three stories you have just read. You may take the place of one of the existing characters, or you can simply insert yourself into the story. What would have been different if you were the character or if you were there?

OBJECTIVES
Write a 250-word story.
Instructions:
Choose any one of the stories, following the major events that take place in them, but change the actions and characters in the story. For example, what would you have differently if you were in Della's position? Or how would you have defeated General Zaroff? Write a story of at least 250 words.

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

What is the tone of this passage from andrew jackson's message to congress? "the consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the united states, to individual states, and to the indians themselves. the pecuniary advantages which it promises to the government are the least of its recommendations. it puts an end to all possible danger of collision between the authorities of the general and state governments on account of the indians." andrew jackson, annual message to congress on december 6, 1830" a. ashamed and apologetic b. intelligent and professional c. bitter and jealous d. entertaining and humorous

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each excerpt to the type of characterization it uses.