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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: Who are these
people? (Version 3)
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
you found
them at the Internet Writers Workshop
(http://www.internetwritingworkshop.org/).
Prepared by: Carter Jefferson
Posted on: 10/22/2006
Reposted on: 8/17/2008
Reposted on: 8/30/2009
Revised and Reposted on: 1/10/2016
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Exercise: In less than 400 words, write the opening to a story or novel based on Edward Hopper's painting, "Summer Evening.” Write from the point of view of the opposite sex. If you're female, write from the man's POV; if you're male, write from the woman's POV.
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Writers find inspiration for their stories everywhere. For this exercise, you’ll try to find inspiration in the painting, "Summer Evening,” by Edward Hopper. Here’s the URL:
http://www.edwardhopper.net/summer-evening.jsp#prettyPhoto[image1]/0/
Copy and paste the URL into your server’s browser box. Continue on to the site and take a look at this painting. You’ll see a young couple standing by themselves on a front porch, having a conversation. In 400 words or less, write the opening to a story or novel based on this scene. The picture dates from 1940, but you may set your story in any time or location.
But wait! There's an additional challenge in this week’s exercise: write your scene from the POV of the opposite sex. If you're female, write from the man's POV; if you're male, write from the woman's POV.
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Exercise: In less than 400 words, write the opening to a story or novel based on Edward Hopper's painting, "Summer Evening.” Write from the point of view of the opposite sex. If you're female, write from the man's POV; if you're male, write from the woman's POV.
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In your critique, consider whether you'd continue reading the story. Is it clearly inspired by the painting? Do you find the characters realistic? Is the scene constructed to develop the story further? Did the writer succeed in using the opposite POV? Explain your reactions.
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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