Class #3- 1/13/2012

So Friday we discussed the basic elements of a story. Every story has a message where the writer is trying to persuade you to change.  The core of a story includes three key items; characters, conflict and resolution. There must be at least two characters, a minimum of one conflict and finally at least one resolution to that one conflict.  With that being said, here is my attempt at a story.

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Once upon a time there was a girl named Mallory and beautiful German-shepherd mix named Izzie. When Izzie was about a year old, Mallory and her fiancée decided that it was time to let Izzie roam their apartment freely while they were away at school or work during the day.  Unfortunately Izzie’s first day of being free to roam the apartment was horrible, at least for Mallory. Mallory had come home, after a long day at school and work, to ripped up papers, a toppled over trashcan, and an unwelcome present waiting in their hall way. Izzie had been so happy to see Mallory when she had first entered the apartment, but the moment Mallory saw the mess, Izzie hid in her kennel for most of the evening, embarrassed of her mistake.  Mallory and her fiancée tried many different things to keep Izzie from making messes before the left the apartment, but every time they came home to another mess or broken item. They had finally come to a point where they were about to give up and leave Izzie in her kennel while they were out, when Mallory had an idea.  One morning, before leaving for school, she hid the trashcan, put way anything izzie could destroy, and took the pup to do her business outside. She then took some dog treats and tossed them to her pup,  “Be my good girl, Izzie, I’ll be back!” Mallory said, before leaving quickly while she was eating her treat.  Surprisingly, after a full day of school and errands she came back to a happy pup and a clean apartment.  While it was probably the preparation before Mallory left for the day that left Izzie happy and less destructive, she likes to think that it is the simple saying “ Be my good girl, Izzie, I’ll be back”