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Exercise: Child's Play (Version 2)
These exercises were written
by IWW members
and administrators to provide structured practice opportunities for its
members.
You are welcome to use them for practice as well. Please mention that
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them at the Internet Writers Workshop
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Prepared by: Valerie Nell
Posted on: September 29, 2002
Reposted on: November 1, 2003
Reposted on: March 6, 2005
Reposted on: April 30, 2006
Reposted, revised, on: March 18, 2007
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Exercise: In 300 words or less, write a scene from the POV of a
child aged five to
thirteen.
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Show us the world through a child's eyes, his or her perception of the
world in a way
that is convincingly childlike.
Give us a sense of the child's indvidual personality, and the things
that occupy his or
her attention.
Present the context while remaining in the child’s voice.
For this exercise focus
more on staying true to the child’s voice and POV than the actual scene.
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Exercise: In 300 words or less, write a scene from the POV of a child
aged five to
thirteen.
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When critiquing a submission, highlight good use of childlike language
and
viewpoint, and moments where your understanding of the child's unique
experience
of the world felt particularly rich, and--most important--credible.
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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