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Practice-W Exercise Archives
Exercise: Animal World
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: Alice Folkart
Posted on: Sunday, May 30, 2010
Reposted on: Sunday, November 3, 2012
Reposted on: Sunday, May 18, 2014
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Reposted on: Sunday, February 24, 2019
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In 400 words or less, write a scene from an animal's point of view.
Make it clear what the animal, tame or wild, wants or needs from
either a human or another animal. Of course, your protagonist might
prefer to avoid interaction with either a human or another animal. If
so, show us its thoughts.
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Is your animal living in the wild? Is it a predator or prey? Does it
have the voice of an old creature, tired, ready to die? Or is it a
young thing, playful and unaware of dangers in the world? Is it a
timid nervous animal, sensing a nearby hunter? Or is it a predator,
creeping up on its next meal?
If your character is a domestic animal, what are its interests and
concerns? Is it a family dog waiting for a walk or a treat? Is it a
house cat plotting to catch an annoying mockingbird? If it s a pet
hamster--where does it think it s going in that little running wheel?
Perhaps you ll show us a tropical fish, swimming back and forth in a
rectangular tank, trying to make sense of the moving shapes outside
the four glass walls.
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Did the writer create a believable animal voice? Did its reactions
to other animals or humans give you insights into its thoughts and
feelings? Did the scene interest or amuse you? Why or why not?
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