ENGL&151/152/153 – Creative Writing (Online)
Writing Exercise #2
Complete this exercise only after reading ALL the Week 2 chapters in Burroway as well as the
Companion Notes and sample stories. Use this form to complete the exercise and then submit it
using the drop box in the Week 2 Module.
Part 1:
Write a scene (about 125 words, which is roughly half a double-spaced page) that includes ALL
the following elements: one location; no jumps in time; exactly two characters; at least one
reference each to weather, food, sleep, travel of some kind; no description of eyes or hair; all
five senses. You may write in first- or third-person limited. Either way, practice limited rather
than omniscient narration. Start your scene with either of these sentences:
Third-person limited—They came out of the building.
First-person—We came out of the building.
From there, let your imagination go wild!
Part 2:
This part asks you to complete two exercises from Imaginative Writing. Burroway calls these
exercises “Try This.”
Try This 5.4 (pg. 142)
Try This 9.6 (pg. 268)
Complete each separately and label them.