Directions: you will now write an original opening scene of a story. You may choose any point-of-view for your narrative. Remember your goal is to create a mood for your reader. Decide which mood you would
like to create (check the previous adjectives you chose like supernatural, somber, inspiring, etc.) Try and
appeal to more than one sense smell, hearing, touch etc. Find inspiration somewhere., whether it be
fiction, drama, coming-of age, science fiction, biography. Your reader should feel a sense of your setting
based on the vivid details and word choices in your writing. Your opening scene must be a minimum of
150 words and no more than 300. You will be working on this for about a week. This is an important part of the creative process.

Reread paragraph 1 of “welcome to ‘rise of the knights.’” which word from the paragraph does not create a tone of enthusiasm?

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

Reading poetry to an audience is considered a form of a. vocal art. b. oral language. c. conversational skills. d. performance cues.