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Diary Selections of Famous People in Fact and Fiction

Good writers can talk about more than themselves. They can mentally wear the shoes of the person or situation they are discussing. These challenges will energize your writing skills and place you into some challenging writing modes. Try a few selections that peek your interest, not all of them.

After reading some famous diaries, keeping diary notes about yourself, and discussing other famous writers, such as Maya Angelou, Ann Frank, and Lewis Carroll, you should be ready for this short-term project challenge. It is called Diary Selections of Famous People and Objects in Fact and Fiction. 

In this challenge you will choose a situation from those that follow and assume the identity of the famous person or object involved. You will try to write his or her exact feelings before or after an historic or not so historic event. You are encouraged to practice being serious, humorous, or way out crazy in your writing thoughts.

Try selecting a different situation each day, or with your teacher’s approval make up some of your own that others might choose. Keep your ideas in a blog, tweet, journal, writer’s log, diary, or electronic portfolio.

Don’t forget to brainstorm some great titles for each project you select before selecting the one audiences will like best.

Project 1.  Kobe Bryant’s tweet after his season ending injury and learning he would not play in the playoffs.

Project 2.  Harriet Tubman’s entry during one of her slave rescue trips.

Project 3.  A computer discussing people who peek away at his or her keys.

Project 4.  Joe Flacco’s interview after winning the Super Bowl.

Project 5.  Oprah Winfrey’s initial thoughts on the acceptance for broadcast of her new television talk show.

Project 6.  The new diamond necklace hanging on a music star’s neck.

Project 7. Joan of Arc’s thoughts before she was to be burned at the stake.

Project 8. The Columbus entry after months on the high seas without sighting land or on first sighting land.

Project 9. Abraham Lincoln’s entry the night before he was to present his Gettysburg Address or thoughts on train composing the address.

Project 10. The Wright Brothers first thought the night they found they had a vehicle that was capable of flying.

Project 11. Beyonce’s acceptance speech after her latest AMA music award.

Project 12. Cinderella’s thoughts the night she learned she couldn’t go to the Prince’s ball.

Project 13. Robin Hood’s journal evaluation the first time he met Little John and his new band of merry men.

Project 14. Your pet dog or cat on their treatment at your house.

Project 15. Betsy Ross’ entry the night she was told that her flag would be used as the nation’s banner.

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