Live Poet’s Society Assignment #2 Results
Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under Live Poet's Society, OhNoMiJo, Writing/Blogging
It’s that time again! I’m a day later than Hannah in her posting but hey - that’s cuz we’re on different sides of the earth and it was today for her yesterday if you can wrap your head around that one! LOL. That really makes having our flexible deadline handy! I actually had some technical issues with WordPress and my computer but all seems okay now. So without further ado…
First I’d like to recognize all the participants in the last writing assignment I handed out and then I will post my work that Hannah assigned to me.
Kaylee was actually the first to complete my assignment! She wrote a letter to the North Pole.
Hay also completed my assignment and wrote a letter to Santa. Then, she went and completed Hannah’s assignment and wrote the diary entries of Cassie Kane.
Red also took my challenge and wrote a letter to Santa.
Calamity also had an issue or two with the jolly elf’s visit!
Finally, here is Hannah’s assignment. She took her matters straight up with the Customer Services Manager at the North Pole! These were all great reads - check them out if you get a chance.
And if I missed anyone who participated, please leave me a link to your assignment in my comments area - sometimes my Wordpress incoming links take a while to update so I may have missed it.
Here is the assignment that Hannah gave me and my results below - hope you like it.
Your character is a 19-year old college student named Cassie Kane. She is tall and beautiful, with grey eyes and red hair. She is determined, ambitious and forthright, with a strong stubborn streak. She also has a tendency to be suspicious, and is scared of commitment.
Cassie has a secret to confess (you must decide what the “secret“ is), but is afraid to share it.
Write a series of short diary or journal entries over several days that Cassie would write as she thinks about her secret, why it needs to be confessed, who will be affected if the secret is known, and why she is afraid to confess it.
Cassie’s decision to tell (or not) should be revealed in the final diary or journal entry.
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From the Diary of Cassie Kane, 05/13/2007
Dear Diary,
Well, I’ve finally decided what I want to go to school for. Having the year off after my high school graduation certainly gave me plenty of time to ponder it all and to test some things out. The only problem is, I’m not sure what my parents will think. I know I’ll have to put in many hours of hard work. I know it will not be an easy job to face each and every morning. But it is important to me to help others. Surely my parents will understand that. They love me and should want me to be happy too, right?
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From the Diary of Cassie Kane, 05/14/2007
Dear Diary,
My boyfriend Dave took me to the movies and dinner tonight. We had a good time and the mood was really relaxed. I was so tempted to tell him my decision. He is so sweet to me, but I’m not sure if he would understand and I don’t know if he would stand by me and the decision I’ve made. If only I knew what kind of reaction I would get. Grrrr! It’s frustrating. Well, really, it doesn’t matter. I wouldn’t stand in his way and I won’t end up letting anyone stop me from attaining my goals either. I guess I will tell him right after I tell my parents.
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From the Diary of Cassie Kane, 05/16/2007
Dear Diary,
I still haven’t mentioned anything to my parents about my decision. I wonder if I should move out of the house first or if I should see if they will allow me to remain at home while I attend school. There are still so many big decisions to be made. But at least the most important one - what I want to do with my life - has already been made. Sometimes, I sit in my room dreaming about my lifelong obsession. I love to go through my black bag and practice with each little implement in there. I never let anyone catch me though. But I am starting to think I will have to tell them. I don’t think I can keep it to myself much longer. I’m just so full of happiness because I feel that I’ve made the decision that is right for me.
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From the Diary of Cassie Kane, 05/17/2007
Dear Diary,
My mom almost walked in on me in my room today while I was trying on my future work shoes. She would have known then if she had seen them for sure. That was a close call. They certainly aren’t the prettiest of shoes, but they are necessary for the job and they do make it easier. I have hidden them again in a new place, just in case. I put them with the rest of my uniform behind some old Halloween costumes in my closet. They should be safe for a while there. But I guess this just makes me even more certain that I must tell my parents sooner rather than later.
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From the Diary of Cassie Kane, 05/18/2007
Dear Diary,
Well, today is the day. I’m going to tell my parents my decision. I may as well just get it over with. But before I do, I think I’ll take that round, squishy, orange nose out of my bag and keep it in my pocket with me for luck.
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Love the “Wendy’s” meeze! Made me laugh outloud in my cubicle, then I had to explain why I wasn’t working…
Ah - HA! I was just IM-ing with TGH and he just called her the Wendy’s girl right before you did! Too funny. Sorry - didn’t mean to get you in trouble!
Hah! I was soo thinking of something else, love the ending! You be a sneaky girl, ’specially with that Meez goin’ on!
You did fabulous on this writing assignment! Cant’ wait for the next one.
Thanks, Red - you know I think you will like the next one I have to hand out! I am going to post the assignment right after this one.
Oh wow, fantastic job, Teeni!! The ending is great … I was trying to guess all the way through but I couldn’t, that’s because you are such a great suspense writer!!!
Can’t wait to see what you come up with for my next assignment! I’m having lots of fun with these.
Glad you liked it! Your next assignment will be the next post which I’m putting up in just a few seconds.
Oh, and I meant to say that I love the way you captured the various aspects of Cassie’s personality in her diary entries. That’s why I gave you all that “background” info on her, I knew you’d be able to make use of it and show her character … and you did!
Thanks, Hannah! I did try!
Brilliant Teeni, loved it. That Cassie is a wild one, lol. Just seen your new assignment, sheesh, don’t go making it easy my friend!
A parody of a country song? Hay - I bet you could do that one with your eyes closed! You are so very witty I can’t imagine it being difficult for you at all.
That was great, with each entry I had a guess but none of them were correct!
Great suspense Teeni:-)
Really? Thanks, Kami! I wonder what your guesses were.
That was fun to read. I don’t know how you come up with this creative writing….. Loved it and you sure lived up to your end
Have fun with your next challenge Teeni!
Thanks, Lumpy! I hope you will join in sometime. I know I’d enjoy reading what you come up with!
I did your Santa letter too, Teeni
http://www.calamityville.com/blog/?p=300
I really like the spin you put on this one! I wasnt thinking clown at all! LOL Great job!!
Thanks, Calamity - Sorry I missed yours, I THOUGHT I was forgetting one and I really liked yours too! But for some reason it is not showing as an incoming link to me in my WordPress administration area. Dang! Well, I added a link to yours in the post and will be more aware of this in the future.