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                                                  Creative Writing: Written Stimulus

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                                                  There are two types of written  stimulus used in exams:
                                                  1. Story starters - sentences you have to use as the opening (the first line)of your story.
                                                  2. Thematic statements - sentences to inspire a character or situation. You can use these sentences anywhere in your story.


                                                  1. Use these quotations as the focal point of your story.
                                                  a) "If I lived in Japan, my life would be perfect."
                                                  b) "Why don't I have any friends? I want to conform..."
                                                  c) "I don't feel like going anywhere because I never get noticed."
                                                  d) "Despite what have happened, my future is bright because I am now rich."
                                                  e) "I hated this place... but I'm going to be here for the next six months...
                                                  (from http://www.hscbelonging.com/creativewriting/sample-questions.php)

                                                  2. Start your story with these quotations.
                                                  a) "The door was locked."
                                                  b) "Brett Emmerson ran home in tears. The party was not the way he thought it to be."
                                                  c) "Just like Britney Spears, Elisha Leonard loved her life but at the same time, did not."
                                                  d) "Am I the idiot? Or them?"
                                                  e) "No matter where I went, everyone followed me."
                                                  (from http://www.hscbelonging.com/creativewriting/sample-questions.php)


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