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IWW
Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: Sayings (Version 4)
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.internetwritingwor
kshop.org/).
Prepared by: Florence Cardinal
Posted on: Sun, 16 Sep 2001
Reposted, revised, on: June 11, 2006
Reposted, revised, on: September 23, 2007
Reposted,
revised, on: November 16, 2008
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Exercise: In less than 400 words, write a scene to illustrate the point
of some folk
saying. End with the saying, so that we will know what you were
trying to show us.
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We've all heard the old sayings, like the ones from Aesop's fables, or
maybe from the
Bible or Shakespeare. Things like "Slow and Steady Wins the Race," or
"Do Unto
Others as You would Have Them Do Unto You," or "Parting is such sweet
sorrow."
Most of these are based on a story or a parable that illustrates the
saying.
If you want examples of more of these sayings, you'll find a lot of
Aesop's fables
here: http://www.aesopfables.com/
Or Shakespeare here:
http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/
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Exercise: In less than 400 words, write a scene to illustrate the point
of some folk
saying. End with the saying, so that we will know what you were
trying to show us.
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Remember, in critiquing the work submitted for this exercise, tell the
author why
or why not the piece satisfies the requirements of the exercise and
what worked
and what didn't and why.
Web site created by
Rhéal Nadeau and
the administrators of the Internet Writing Workshop.
Modified by Gayle Surrette.
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