creative+writing+fountain

English 9 Creative Writing Assignment

== The Fountain of Youth has been discovered! ==

== Assignment: to write a story told in first person point of view based on an event that occurs as a result of the discovery of the Fountain of Youth. == Write a short story with a clear introduction, rising action, climax and conclusion. Include character development through the use of dialogue and description. **Include the use of metaphor, symbol, irony, and theme.**

1. List 5 Positive consequences and 5 Negative consequences? 2. Describe your character. Complete these questions on your wiki. Create a page called "Character Development" 3. Describe the setting. 4. What is the main conflict?
 * The above questions should be done on your Wiki before you write the story.**

5. How does the main character change over the course of the story? 6. Describe the use of Irony in your story. 7. What symbols are present in your story? 8. What is the theme of your story? **Questions 5 – 8 should be done on your Wiki after you write your story.**

Procedure

1. Answer questions 1 to 4 2. brainstorm 3. re-organize your words and phrases into sequential categories. 4. character development 5. Do a plot outline 6. Write your rough copy 7. proof read and revise 8. good copy (Hard Copy on Paper) 9. Do questions 5 - 8 10. publish/share a. podcast b. graphic novel c. video d. Speech with Power Point visuals e. Other? See me


 * + consequences **
 * humans could live forever and not have to bear the heartache of death anymore
 * people might relive their lives using better desicions
 * people could pay off their debts/mortgages and get to enjoy it longer
 * - consequences**
 * people would probably start a war over it
 * people might not want to live forever and have to commit suicide to die
 * it would probably destroy the country it is in because of all the warring over it
 * people who drink from it would have to see all their friends and family die as they age
 * people would probably be greedy and try to own the fountain and sell the water

character description

setting : the setting will be very tense it will take place in b.c the time will be in the near future (less than 10 years from now) conflict : the main conflict will be the characters experiance as he travels to the fountain and back main character : the main thing that changes in the main character is the fact that he probably valued money more than family before the story (he was basicly abandoned @ seven) but after the story he starts to value family alot more irony ; the irony in my story is that the main character went all the way to the fountain of youth (and goes through a few ordeals along the way) just to find out he had the same water flowing through the taps at his house all along (although he did gain a brother) symbols : in my story i think i made the water from the fountain of youth stand more for eternal happiness than for eternal youth theme : the theme of my story is that even if you set out to get something you could end up with something equally or more valuable in the end.

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The Fountain of Youth by Jake Vidal

That morning, I woke up, showered, dressed and ate breakfast; the usual, then I got up and turned the TV onto the news. I remember being shocked as I saw the news headline: "Fountain of Youth Found in Kelowna". Since my parents had died at a young age, I had been intrigued with the idea of immortality. I immediately packed a few days' supplies into my car and drove off from Vancouver to Kelowna where the fountain had been discovered. When I got there, a fascinated crowd of at least 500 people were surrounding the fountain and their numbers were growing steadily. Once I managed to get to the front of the crowd I observed the scene: armed guards everywhere, a huge army camp being constructed and a huge caravan of various army vehicles arriving. Then my attention turned to the fountain. I looked at the fountain and to my surprise it was just like any other plain old fountain except for the fact that the water had a slight glow to it. The crowd was getting tighter around me and I bumped into the guy beside me. He looked a lot like me. "Hi there. My name is Jake. We seem to look a lot alike," I said. "Pleased to meet you, my name is Mark," he said. We exchanged last names and realized they were the same. "I'm from Vancouver, where were you born ?" I said. Mark said, "I was also born in Vancouver." We talked further and discovered both of our parents had died of diseases when we were young. "I had a brother," I said sadly, "but we were split up and adopted by different families." "Jake, I had a brother too, but ... you don't think that you're my brother, do you?" Mark said. "Ya, I do," I said. Just then we were interrupted by a loud announcement: "Everyone will be relocated tonight while the dispute over the fountain is being settled". Everyone then started piling into the military caravan that had arrived earlier. Once we boarded the vehicle, we were informed that we were being moved to a military tent city. While we were kept there, the government worked on the relations between countries and deciding how much fountain water everyone could have. We were tired when we got there. Mark and I were in the same tent, but we didn't talk much that night and fell asleep instantly. About a day later, we were told that the dispute had been settled and we all returned to the fountain. When we got there, everyone was given 2L of water from the fountain water each. It was time to be on our way back to Vancouver. Mark had taken a bus to the Fountain of Youth, so I offered him a ride back in my car. During the ride Mark said, "Do you think you have room at your place for me to stay?" "Of course I have room. We can go get your stuff as soon as we get back," I said. On the drive home, we saw some men on the side of the road who flagged us down. We stopped to help and got out. They asked for some water because they had run out and were getting desperate. We went to our car to get some plain water for them, but as soon as we turned our backs we were jumped by the two men.

They harshly demanded the water from the fountain of youth, took it, then fled immediately. Once they had left, we were feeling down. Half way to my house we took a drink of the plain water leftover and we were surprised when we looked at it and realized that it was the exact same as the water we had gotten from the fountain, even though the leftover water had come from the tap at my house. When we got home, we started getting as much water as possible out of the taps. We were amazed to see that the buckets were full of glowing water. "Wow!" I exclaimed, "We can make millions selling this." Mark quickly found a drink distributor who we could sell the water to in bulk. In a few weeks we had achieved financial independence. Looking back at the whole experience, the most valuable thing I got from the discovery of the fountain of youth was finding my brother.