Heroism, Humanism & Hijinks: Literature in Action, Week 8, Period 5

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

"Good afternoon," Thursday greeted the class. She had coffee. It was a good day. "Unfortunately there's a problem with the Great Library at the moment, but we'll have our field trip during our next class after the mid-term break. I'll send a message around to remind you when it gets closer.

Today we're doing romance novels. Romance novels can be enjoyable for some people. They're often predictable and repetitive, and you'll find that most harlequin romances have the same formula. But they sell, so people keep writing them.

Today you're going to write your own romance novel scene. Don't worry, you won't have to come up with everything on your own. We'll be using a formula in the form of Mad-Libs. Mad-Libs are where you're asked to write down a list of different types of words depending on the prompt, and then fit them into the text."

She handed out a handout with a prompt list on one side and the story on the other. Fill in the prompts without looking at the story. It makes for more fun that way. You can see that if you replace certain aspects of the story while retaining the core idea, you get a brand new romance novel, or so the writers tell themselves.

Enjoy."

[OOC: Mad-Libs time! Have fun. Feel free to use familiar names and go absolutely crazy. The link above and in the comments goes to a Mad-Lib I created for the class.]

Comments

Talk to Thursday

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

Before, during or after class.

Re: Talk to Thursday

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Oh, now explaining last week's absence in this class was going to be fun, Conner realized as he slowly ambled toward Thursday after class was over.

"Hi, um. Ms. Next?"

Re: Talk to Thursday

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

"Glad to see you could make it today, Conner. What can I do for you?"

Re: Talk to Thursday

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"I just wanted to apologize for missing class last week. I kind of got trapped in a friend's comic book for a few days. Do I need to do any makeup work?"

Re: Talk to Thursday

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

"Read Frankenstein," Thursday replied, seemingly not fazed by the concept of being stuck in a book of some kind.

Re: Talk to Thursday

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Conner chalked that up to Thursday being used to Fandom. "Frankenstein. Got it, thanks."

Re: Talk to Thursday

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Hi, uh, sorry I missed last week, I was a lizard."

Re: Talk to Thursday

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

Thursday was bemused by the animal changes. "Don't make it a habit."

Re: Talk to Thursday

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Not planning on it. What did I miss?"

Re: Talk to Thursday

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

"Frankenstein and perverse creations. As long as you've read the book, you don't need to catch up."

Re: Talk to Thursday

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Aw, I liked that book. Stupid thing turning me into a lizard." he grumbled.

Re: Talk to Thursday

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

"If you feel inclined to make your own perverse art work, go ahead."

Re: Talk to Thursday

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Hmm, I might be able to do that. yeah."