Creating Transformed Texts
A creative response unit where students produce their own transformed texts. They justify their stylistic choices and explain how their text converses with the original.
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A creative response unit where students produce their own transformed texts. They justify their stylistic choices and explain how their text converses with the original.
Key Questions
- How can creative writing act as literary criticism?
- What stylistic choices best convey a shifted perspective?
- How do we maintain the essence of an original text while transforming it?
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