The one-syllable writing assignment

Words that have the most power often are the simplest words. This applies to nouns:

God.

Faith.

Wind.

Sun.

Sea.

Sky.

But also to verbs:

Howled.

Crept.

Gasped.

Screamed.

And adjectives:

Quick.

Blue.

Strong.

Strange.


One-syllable writing assignment:

I want you to write a short descriptive piece, two or three paragraphs, using one-syllable words ONLY. (OK, if you must words with more than one syllable, do so, but keep them simple and few!) Turn these in at the beginning of class Thursday.

Describe what you wish – something from memory, a happy event, a traumatic event, a current event, something on campus…. It doesn’t matter. But I want you to use the simplest description and structure possible. Try to evoke power, description and details through simple, direct language. Type them up and bring them in; we’ll show them in class next time.