Choose one of the following writing prompts and complete the assignment by posting your revised and edited, publication-ready piece to turnitin.com by the assigned due date. Write a chapter that creates an alternate ending to the novel. Choose any chapter in the novel and change the dynamics of the action so that the plot trajectory is altered in a singificant way. Write a chapter that adds a new character, new setting, and new possibilities for the lives of the characters in the novel. Write a chapter that captures the theme of the novel as you see it. Introduce a new symbol that you would add to the story to reinforce your chosen theme. Write a chapter from the perspective of another character in the novel. The Introduction to Jane Eyre states, “The narrative is compelling and moving as a work of romantic fiction. Following the classic trajectory of that form the heroine moves from isolation through trials and complications toward marriage as an ideal resolution.” Write a chapter that changes the trajectory of Jane’s life. Create your own writing prompt (must be approved by me). Your creative writing piece must meet the following criteria: Written using the diction, syntax, and punctuation used by Bronte. Accurately and creatively depicts a minimum of three characters, including at least one minor character or character from the last chapters of the novel. Describes in detail at least two of the following: setting, symbol, character, motif, conflict, action, archetype. Imaginatively utilizes at least three of the following literary devices: allusion, foreshadowing, metaphor/simile, personification, imagery. A brief commentary at the end of your creative piece explaining why and how you chose your prompt and what theme your piece captures. A minimum of 3-5 pages, double spaced, times new roman, 12 pt. How to achieve a writing effect like Charlotte Bronte’s: Re-read one or more of your favorite chapters or passages. Note the length of sentences and use of diction that is elevated. Note the tone created by complex and compound sentence structures. Select several of Bronte’s words that would no longer be used today, and encorporate these into your original work. Imitiate, exactly,three or more of Bronte’s own syntactic structures.
