Fiction - Suppose ... What if
How to Use WHAT IF, SUPPOSE, SUPPOSING?
Come up with 5 Suppose/What If Scenarios
Choose ONE that you will expand & work with in Wednesday's class
Images - American History Looks for Light - A Prayer for the Survival of Barack Obama by Roger Bonair - Agard
American History Looks for Light - A Prayer for the Survival of Barack Obama by Roger Bonair - Agard Discussion Questions: Identify the images used in this poem. You may refer to chapter 2 of Imaginative Writing and your class partner (s) for assistance. Consider how to the images in this poem appeal to the senses of the reader. Identify at least two concrete, significant details. Identify one figure of speech that enhances the ways this poet used images. Be "Reader of a Writerly Kind" In the comments box below, write about one of your favorite images in the poem and why it appealed to you as "a reader of a writerly kind". This answer should only be 2-3 sentences. Best practices include drafting the statement using word software and posting the revised answer into the comments box below.
1. What if someone stepped in and told her that what she was doing was bigotry?
ReplyDelete2. Suppose she apologized immediately?
3. Suppose she had no remorse and argued against her punishments?
4. What if she was treated kindly during her adolescence?
5. What if our school didn’t pose any punishments? How would the community have reacted?
She watched as a smile spread across my face when my name was called. It was our dance team Nationals. I made my way across the stage to collect my trophy and to stand alongside the other top 10 soloists. They asked us to take a bow and return to our seats. As I headed back to my team I was showered with outcries of “Congratulations,” and “Good job, we’re proud of you!” Then, I sat down next to her, and turned my head towards her face. I was met with a look of disdain, confusion, and bitterness. I have known her for a decade and I knew exactly what she was feeling.
Delete1. What if when I turned around it truly was a wear-wolf?
ReplyDelete2. What if my dad would have turned on the lights while I was down there?
3. What if my dog mistakes me for an intruder?
4. What if someone was truly down there hiding?
5. What if the basement was finished?
1. Suppose the dog walked down with me
Delete2. suppose that when i was younger I wasn’t scared of the unfinished dark basement
What if the doctors were able to save him?
ReplyDeleteWhat if I was older?
Suppose, it wasn’t a heart attack and it was something else?
What if I wasn’t there to see him?
Suppose, he was still here today?
Suppose he was still here today? He would have been able to watch me graduate from high school, get my drivers license, score the winning point in my senior night lacrosse game. I hate how he can’t be with me to experience any of these things, but I know he is so proud of me and all that I have accomplished.
Delete1. What if this person apologized to me
ReplyDelete2. What if she realized that she was not very kind to me
3. What if we patched up our friendship
4. What if I reached out and told her exactly how I felt
5. What if our group could end on a good note at the end of the semester
1. What if… the protagonist’s mom was the antagonist instead of the protagonist’s stepdad? Would the audience view the actions differently?
ReplyDelete2. What if… the protagonist was older? Would the audience still feel remorse/pity or would they feel differently?
3. What if…the protagonist acted as a narrator just telling the story instead of letting the audience know their inner thoughts?
4. Suppose… the antagonist felt remorse immediately.
5. Suppose… the protagonists mom stepped in.
1. What if the ball goes between my legs?
ReplyDelete2. What if the anxiousness takes over my actions?
3, What if I am just overthinking the whole situation?
4. What if I am capable of making this last play?
5. What if I disappoint my dad?
1. What If we never met?
ReplyDelete2. What If we had nothing in common?
3. What if i never asked that question?
4. What if he only hung out with guys?
5. What if i moved away before we could really become close?
What If I never asked that question?
DeleteThe question that started it all, maybe it would have been just a peaceful night of catching up and talking, instead it turned into madness.
1. What if the girl who bullied me never played basketball?
ReplyDelete2. What if I started basketball in high school instead of elementary school?
3. What if I was in a different position and the bully targeted someone else?
4. What if I tried out for the high school basketball team?
What if it was Noora with the problem and Oliver noticed and approached her?
ReplyDeleteWhat if Oliver never rescued her from the bullies on the monkey bars?
What if Oliver’s parents were okay and Noora didn’t need to help them?
Suppose it was Noora who stepped away first when her dad left?
What if Noora wasn’t bullied, would he still notice her?
What if the thunderstorm continued into the night?
ReplyDeleteWhat if the storm caused a big car accident on a highway?
What if the outdoor activities continued during the storm?
What if a tree fell down in the middle of a busy street?
What if the power went out all across the city?
What if it were my brother instead of my older sister?
ReplyDeleteWhat if my parents did offer my sister therapy?
What if the attempt was successful?
What if religion did help my sister?
What if my sister was never depressed?
What if Poppy hadn’t run out of the coffee shop?
ReplyDeleteWhat if Charlie was the one to open the envelope and read the letter first?
What if Charlie had looked in the envelope before they were together?
What if there was no letter to accompany the ring?
What if one of them did not show up this year?
5 scenarios are: what if there’s a snowstorm, what if Mama wasn’t there to help, what if this wasn’t at school but at work, what if this wasn’t the counselor but a friend, what if I didn’t feel sad but instead angry.
ReplyDelete-Bella Hardin
What If he didn’t cheat on me with her we would’ve most likely never had a problem
ReplyDeleteWhat If she was mature enough to leave me alone
What If I would’ve never dated him
What If I would’ve stood up to her and not let her push me around
What if we were the same age
what if i actually wanted to tell her my score
ReplyDeletewhat if she wasnt so pushy about it
what if she wasnt a bitch about her score
what if she actually was a good person
what if she didnt care about scores at all
Zoe Brewer
1.What if he understood me?
ReplyDelete2. What if he didn't treat me that way?
3. What if we never met?
4. What if we met when we were older?
5. What if I never went to that party?
ReplyDelete1. What if my mom had been home?
2. What if my grandma hadn't just had surgery?
3. What if the ambulance had taken longer to get there?
4. What if I hadn't known how to do CPR?
5. What if I hadn't been there when it happened?
What if I never went to the volleyball tryout?
ReplyDeleteSuppose I had been sicker to the point to where I couldn't help him recover
What if he ended up getting COVID regardless of whether or not I went to the volleyball tryout?
What if I had a better mask on?
What if I never came home after the tryout? Would he still have gotten sick?
What if…
ReplyDelete- What if it wasn’t a dark and stormy night?
- What if the main character had different friends
- What if the main character lived in a different neighborhood
- What if the main character was staying up all night
- What if she had to deal with this all alone
1. What if I packed up for college with the help and support of my mother and her husband?
ReplyDelete2. What if I was supported about my decision for college and independence?
3. What if I moved out, and maintained a good relationship with my family members?
4. What if I went to college, and things progressively got better?
5. What if I went to college and I learned new things and became a better person?
What if I went to college and things progressively got better? In the sense that my mental health wouldn’t bring me down all the time. In the sense that I would still have good relationships with people I am supposed to call my family. In the sense that I wouldn’t be struggling to get myself up, and not just in the mornings. In the sense that I wouldn’t be struggling to gain self-respect, or to love myself. What if I went to college and things progressively got better? Well, that would have been a dream come true.
Delete1. What if we never met?
ReplyDelete2. What if I didn’t have my sisters?
3. What if I was born in a completely different generation?
4. What if he treated me the way I wanted him to?
5. What if I didn’t move states?
Lena Blanke
Delete-What if, I had never watched movies with my grandmother in the basement
ReplyDelete-What if, the basement never seemed scary to me
-What if, my grandma hadn't passed away so early in my life
-What if, the entire basement was comforting and welcoming
-What if, the basement had never been finished
What if another person gets close to Zadie?
ReplyDeleteSince Zadie’s sexual orientation isn’t explicitly mentioned, what would Beryl do if Zadie clarified that she’s straight?
Supposed if Zadie found out about Beryl’s actions, how would she react?
WHat if Zadie turned down the invite to go to karaoke with Beryl and her friends?
What if the roles were reversed and Zadie was the one who was obsessed with Beryl?
What if Nick (guy I’m writing about)was mad at me because I said something back to him that was very hurtful?
ReplyDeleteWhat if I was older when this happened?
What if he had a really bad bruise on his hand when I high fived him?
What if Nick completely embarrassed me at school? What if I thought about what was going on at his house?
I think the one that I like the most is what if I did not walk on the brick stairs, I like that one because I can have so many options to choose from if I did not walk on those stairs.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how my life would look if he went to therapy and got help after the big events in his life. Would he have been the dad he wanted to be to me and my brothers? He has had such an impact from going to therapy over the past 7 months, I wonder how different he would've been if he took action sooner.
ReplyDeleteWhat if the attempt was successful- My family and I have rushed through the hospital doors, try to get to room 404 as fast as we could. My mother was already in the brink of tears and my dad was comforting her, but I had a bad feeling about everything. I wanted this to be a dream, or a prank even. The situation became more real as we got closer to the room and we noticed the looks on the nurses’ faces. The way that the hallway was quiet and our footsteps were echoing made my stomach drop. It shouldn’t be this quiet in a hospital, it could only be bad news. As we got to the room, we were welcomed with my sister’s pale face. This isn’t how I wanted today to go, this isn’t how I wanted to say goodbye to her. I prayed and hoped that she was just sick, but as the minutes pass, she becomes more lifeless.
ReplyDelete1. What if I told you the whole story?
ReplyDelete2. What if it was just a little break?
3. What if you never moved away?
4. What if you weren't so angry?
5. What if I never let you walk all over me?
If this person apologized to me I simply feel like it could solve all of the other what if scenarios. I just wish that she realized how much she hurts me daily. How much pain I get from her being so rude to me. It hurts my feelings in unimaginable ways that I never ever thought I would experience in college. Hearing her apologize to me would bring so much peace. I just want to feel at ease with our friendship. A simple "I am sorry for the way that I have treated you" would allow a new beginning for our friendship. I am so eager to start our friendship with a clean slate. It would allow me to become for vulnerable with her because at this very moment I feel so much tension and pain. Our group could flourish from a simple "I'm sorry" followed by an "It's okay, let's talk about it."
ReplyDeleteWhat if she never moved away?
ReplyDeleteWhat if we got to finish growing up together?
Suppose she had stayed, would have stayed best friends?
Suppose there was something that could have made her family change their mind?
What if things would go back to how they used to be?
What if we had never became friends? Safe to say, I'd be lost. Who would have made me feel welcomed as the newbie baby on the varsity softball team. Who's house would I lounge at every day after practice? Who would have been there for me at my lowest? Who would have understood me like she did? Who would have been my voice of reason?
ReplyDeleteShould I even do this? I walked up to her door in the convent and I leaned my head in to see if voices were present in the room. I heard the hushed muttering of girls, the kind where you could tell it was a serious vent. What if I just knocked on her door? I don’t want to interrupt but I will. This is important. “May I come in?” She nods her head and I ask to speak with her. The others leave, and though I feel bad I know this is necessary. “You confessed that you didn’t know why we drifted and I thought a face to face talk would be beneficial.” She only nods once more, as she isn’t good in these situations. I ask her if she has any questions and she goes straight for the throat. We go back and forth for minutes until we both understand that we just don’t see eye to eye. I leave.
ReplyDeleteWhat if she did not leave?
ReplyDeleteWhat if she allowed others to help her?
What if she was born rich?
What if she remarried?
What if she moved further away? What if she went all the way past Kentucky?
If I had never kissed her, maybe I wouldn’t have felt so hurt that she cheated. Maybe I wouldn’t have had doubts about myself and how maybe I had messed things up and made her cheat. Maybe if I hadn’t kissed her, I would still have not had my first kiss. Maybe it wouldn’t be so hard to trust people now.
ReplyDeleteWhat if I was able to make it back home in time
ReplyDeleteWhat if my mom's surgery went well
What if it was my dad
What if we had found out she had cancer sooner
What if none of my family was able to make it home
What if they wouldn’t have come out to eat with us that first night?
ReplyDeleteWhat if their roommate wasn’t one of my best friends?
What if I would have not added her back on snapchat?
What if she changed her major to be the same as mine?
What if Cameron is the one who had the psychological breakdown instead of Jenny, and is in the psychiatric hospital.
ReplyDeleteWhat if Jenny's family decides not to come for thanksgiving
What if Jenny's family does come, but they listen to the things Cameron warned them about when they came, and end up having a real bonding moment with Cameron.
What if Once her family arrives to the hospital Jenny’s family annoys her so she says her first words in to months, “Get out”
What if Cameron wasn't as supportive as he is, and gave Jenny over to her family.
what if I had gone to UVM? What if I was currently buried in the snow that fell last night? What if I was living with people that are closer to the lifestyle I want to live? What if I had icicles in the view from my dorm window? What if I had my ski gear ready to go for the season and a group of friends willing to spend every weekend on the mountain? What if I finally got to live near my brothers? Would I be happier? Would I be less lonely? But all these possibilities would come at the price of Kentucky. What if I had never met Veronica? or Nadia? or Casey? What if Grace and I hadn't reconnected after four years? What if I hadn't been able to go for fall break and see Bubbles one last time? What if I hadn't moved into Johnson Hall? What if I hadn't gotten a college football season? Would I really be happier?
ReplyDeleteI looked at him, dumbfounded. “Say that again”
ReplyDelete“I think it’s homophobic and sexist for women to use the f-slur.” Jack repeated with a calm superiority.
“That doesn’t even make sense man,” i began to retort when he cuts me off, ever so louder
“The F slur refers to a fairly of a man,” his body language getting louder, pacing back and forth, “therefore since women, even lesbians were never targeted they shouldn’t be allowed to say it!”
“But what about the words you use so frequently? The B word? The C slur? Or even the one that starts with T? Those all were originally targeted towards women, which your not, how does that make any difference?” I targeted back, maybe by showing his hypocrisy he’d realize that my belief on censorship, in that it is pointless, but instead he only buckled down.
1. What if my dad's treatment had began during a different time period?
ReplyDelete2. What if my parents did not take Covid as seriously?
3. How would things have been different for my family if I did not do what was best for my dad?
4. How would this have affected my family if it was a different family member?
5. What if the hospitals stopped offering chemotherapy during Covid?
suppose my friend wasn't fake would he still be my friend and still be in my life? maybe he would've been grown up by then.
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