The following is a story I've been lugging around in hard copy, always looking for an excuse to throw it out. Well, what better way than to put it into blog entry!
Remember the book "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" by Dr John Gray? Well, here's a prime example offered by an English professor at Southern Methodist University, English 44A, SMU, Creative Writing, Prof. Miller.
In-class Assignment for Wednesday
'Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The process is simple. Each person will pair off with the person sitting to his or her immediate right. One of you will then write the first paragraph of a short story. The partner will read the first paragraph and then add another paragraph to the story.
The first person will then add a third paragraph, and so on back and forth. Remember to re-read what has been written each time in order to keep the story coherent.T he story is over when both agree a conclusion has been reached.'
"The following was actually turned in by two of my English students:
Rebecca - last name deleted, and Gary - last name deleted."
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