Writing Workshop - 5/30 - Journalism Classroom - Tuesday Morning

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Chloe was grinning as everyone came into the classroom, looking as though she'd had a very good weekend.

"Hey everyone! Welcome back. I'm glad to see you all survived the first week, and decided to come back." She may have given Cameron and Janet a special smile there. "So, last week we talked about writing biographies. This week, we're going to be flipping a bit and talking about obituaries. Sadly, everyone has to die someday - at least, they do where I come from."

"What I want you to do today is write an obituary, either for yourself, or for someone else." Chloe smirked. "Feel free to write about someone who you wish was dead, because I certainly won't hold that against you."

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Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Marie sat at her desk, apparently in deep thought. She couldn't imagine writing about someone she knew that was still alive. It seemed like bad karma or something. And there was no one she wanted dead.

She tapped her pen on her tablet and pondered.

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Cameron frowned at the assignment, any and all ideas of writing about anyone else just didn't sit well so he picked up a pen and started writing his own.

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After a while, Marie finally leaned over and whispered to Cam. "Who are you writing about? I can't think of anyone that doesn't seem weird."

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"Myself. It's probably easiest," Cameron replied and pondered if he should do a detailed description.

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Marie considered that. It wasn't a bad idea. "I might have to steal that idea," she said.

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"Sure," he said. "Or maybe on an inanimate object. I might have to do one about the Meerkat cabin."

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"Oh, we had a dog that died a few years ago of old age," Marie said. "I guess I could write about him."

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Alanna sat starring blankly at a page. "Um, what if it's considered extremelly bad taste and bad luck to write about someone who's alive as if they're dead?"

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"Hmm. I hadn't considered that, I'm sorry," Chloe said seriously. "You can write about someone who's already died, if you want. That's totally fine."

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Alanna shrugged and began working on an obituary for her father. She got stuck on trying to figure out anything he actually did.

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Kawalsky sat down next to Alanna, rested his chin on his arms and looked up at her. "Whatcha doin'?"

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"Making a vague attempt at an obituary for my father. You?"

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Elizabeth looked thoughtful for a moment, before grinning slightly evilly and starting to write.

Doctor Daniel Jackson died again.

She paused again, and sighed, before scribbling it out.

Turn In Your Assignment

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If you want to actually write something.

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Cameron turned in two obituaries;

1. Cameron Mitchell, mighty Stickbug brother, was killed in action in a dogfight over the planes of Antarctica in service of the U.S. Air Force. He was thirty-three years old and was born in Memphis. He went to high school at Fandom High where he formed a life long allegiance with his Stickbug cabin mates to whom he was loyal even in death.

2. The Meerkat Cabin died a mysterious death one summer evening. When all its occupants were celebrating life, the cabin was set to flames and was never rebuilt. No one knows the age of the Meerkat cabin, that is a secret she will take with her into the great beyond. While its occupants are sorry for their loss, their Stickbug neighbours have been heard to say that they are ‘relieved to be rid of the fowl smell’.

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All done!