Module 2-1 -109Creative Writing Examples4
You, The Magician
Sometimes, when things aren't going the way we'd like them to go, it seems to us that it would be mighty handy if we could change the world a little. In this exercise you'll be given an opportunity to imagine that you can change things the way you'd like to have them be. If you had magic powers, what things would you change?
1. What would taste better if it were sweeter?
2. What would be more satisfying if it were
nearer?
3. What would be more valuable if it could float?
4. What would be nicer if it were smaller?
5. What would last longer if it were elastic?
6. What would be more fun if it were faster?
7. What would be more refreshing if it were green?
8. What would be more useful if it were lighter?
9. What would be more pleasant if it were silent?
10. What would be more interesting if it were shorter?
Investigating a Concept
One teacher learned much about his students by asking them to respond to the following events. The students were asked to wiite what "promises" these events held for them.
E. Paul Torrance and R.E. Myers, Creative Learning and Teaching (New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1970) pp. 125 and 143.