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Tinkering with Creative Theft

First, cut and paste excerpts from three different texts that inspire you below. Study them together, for ONE distinct purpose. What do you notice?

Now, use what you’ve noticed to revise your own writing.

Text 1

Text 2

Text 3

Consider Just One:

Character

Setting

Conflict

Theme

Mood

Tone

Rhyme

Rhythm

Cadence

Organization

Voice

Word Choice

Motif

Symbolism

Figurative language

Imagery

Plot structure

Use of dialogue

Sentence fluency