I. Creative Writing
1. Y2K story
II. The Streetcar Named Desire Unit
1. Your creative story of "A Streetcar Named Desire" based on the reading
Tenessee Williams brief biography and character skeches.
2. The setting of the play(drawing)
3.Your Descriptive Poem of Stanley and his portrait
4.From Stanley's point of view, write a monologue describing his first
impression of Blanche after their first meeting.
5..Write a monologue for Stella when she was in the bathroom weeping.
What could she say as her reaction to Blanche's arrival, the news she broke
to he, the way she commented on her apartment, the way she was living,
and her husband Stanley.
6.Write a scene where Stanley and his poker friends are playing poker.
Stanley retells his story of his encounter with Blanche that early evening.
Let him comment on Blanche (her look as well as her personality), the loss
of Bella Reve, his doubts, his consideration of having all the papers reexamined
by an expert in real estate etc.)
7.Write a Blanche's soliloquy using the line by Blanche "There is so
much-so much confusion in the world…" as the first sentence.
III. Book Reports
IV. Selected Journal Entries
V. Your Creative Work Completed Outside the Class