#1. Review all the “monsters” we identified in class. Think about what they have in common. Without using a dictionary, develop a definition of a “monster.”
#2: Write about something you were afraid of when you were a child. Your fear could be a character, a situation, or something concrete. Explore in your writing
what the fear was,
how it manifested itself, and
how you overcame it (if you did) Or why you did not.
#3: Despite the fear or horror scary characters instill in us, we are often drawn to them for some reason. For example, children love to hear the same scary story over and over. Or people go on scary amusements over and over. Write about a monster you feared and yet liked in some way as a child. Try to explore in your writing what it was that you liked or felt about the monster that drew you to him/her.
#4: Write about something you are afraid of now.
#5: Select a favorite fairy tale or children’s story from your childhood which has a monster or evil character. Write the story from the point of view of the monster or evil character. In your story, you