LA302 – Modern World Studies
“A Noiseless Flash”
The story by John Hersey is written in an objective style of reporting, which means that his emotions and
attitudes are omitted from the description of the event.
Choose one of the six characters who witness the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and REWRITE
his or her account from a FIRST-PERSON point of view and with a SUBJECTIVE style. Imagine what
emotions and attitudes the character would have felt. Be accurate to the account that John Hersey
provides, but add the details that the character would have described if he or she were telling it him or
herself.
Your vignette should be roughly one page in length and demonstrate a strong understanding of the text
using proper conventions, sentencing, and punctuation. It will be graded as follows:
YES!
Sure
Barely
Nope…
Written in first-person, subjective form
Depicts event historically, but adds a creative voice
Written with strong conventions, sentencing, and
punctuation
Obvious understanding of “A Noiseless Flash” present
Meets page length requirement
LA302 – Modern World Studies
“A Noiseless Flash”
The story by John Hersey is written in an objective style of reporting, which means that his emotions and
attitudes are omitted from the description of the event.
Choose one of the six characters who witness the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and REWRITE
his or her account from a FIRST-PERSON point of view and with a SUBJECTIVE style. Imagine what
emotions and attitudes the character would have felt. Be accurate to the account that John Hersey
provides, but add the details that the character would have described if he or she were telling it him or
herself.
Your vignette should be roughly one page in length and demonstrate a strong understanding of the text
using proper conventions, sentencing, and punctuation. It will be graded as follows:
YES!
Written in first-person, subjective form
Depicts event historically, but adds a creative voice
Written with strong conventions, sentencing, and
punctuation
Obvious understanding of “A Noiseless Flash” present
Meets page length requirement
Sure
Barely
Nope…