SUBJECTS FOR WRITTEN IMITATION
1. Uncle Tom's Cabin11. Robinson Crusoe2. Washington's Boyhood12. Rip Van Winkle3. The Story of Treasure Island13. The Story of Portia4. The Story of Ivanhoe14. The Story of Rosalind5. The Vision of Sir Launfal15. The Story of Viola6. Lancelot and Elaine16. Silas Marner7. Robin Hood and His Men17. The Ancient Mariner8. Huckleberry Finn18. The Black Knight9. Tom Sawyer19. King Arthur10. Ben Hur20. Joan of Arc
1. Uncle Tom's Cabin11. Robinson Crusoe2. Washington's Boyhood12. Rip Van Winkle3. The Story of Treasure Island13. The Story of Portia4. The Story of Ivanhoe14. The Story of Rosalind5. The Vision of Sir Launfal15. The Story of Viola6. Lancelot and Elaine16. Silas Marner7. Robin Hood and His Men17. The Ancient Mariner8. Huckleberry Finn18. The Black Knight9. Tom Sawyer19. King Arthur10. Ben Hur20. Joan of Arc
You are to re-tell an old story. Select one with which you are entirely familiar. Tell it very simply and plainly, but try very hard to give it the quality of human interest. Make your readers sympathize with your hero and heroine. Tell a number of dramatic episodes, selecting those that do most to emphasize character. Make your story move very quickly, and make its action very vivid and intense. Give emphasis to good characteristics.