Help with an essay for school?

[PlaylistOne]

EDIT: The essay is on the second page, check that and critique it.



I need to write a story (around 5 paragraphs) using 20 vocab words from The Crucible (Im a Sophomore in high school, shoot me).
I am usually ok at writing if I have a place to start, but right now I have none.

Any idea where i can get inspiration, or do you guys have any idea what to write about?
If it is good and mature, then I will post the final product if you want.

The words i need to use:
Act I:
Predilection- preexisting preference
Ingratiating- charming or flattering
Dissembling- Disguising ones real nature
Abyss- deep crack
Calumny- false accusation/ slander

Act II:
Ameliorate- make better
Avidly- eagerly
Deference- courteous regard or respect
Base - low; mean
Blasphemy- sinful act or remark

Act III
Contentious- argumentative
Imperceptible- barely noticeable
Deferentially- in a manner that bows to another persons wishes
Anonymity- the condition of being unknown
Confounded-confused; dismayed

Act IV
Agape- wide open
Conciliatory- tending to soothe anger
Beguile- Trick
Floundering- awkward struggling
Retaliation- revenge

Help please?

 

[PlaylistOne]

I organized the words like that because that is the act they came out of in The Crucible, if anything it was for organization so I would not forget any.

 

[TomNook]

Write a lesbian pornographic tale of rape, sexism, and transvestites. That's all I wrote in my junior AP English class and I got an A.

 

[Imitation Saccharin]

I give you Act 1 as inspiration!

The consequences of failure weighed heavily upon the group.
"Maybe if we..." said Johnson.
The chirping of the computer monitor went on.
Minutes passed.
"Look, we need to do something!" Sarah said finally, exasperated.
Then it spoke.
In a robotic monotone, sparks emanating from some unknown point within its abyssal mouth.
"I am A3-21, heart of the Corner's Gambit."
The deck plats rumbled with every word.
Soft blue lights activated, and Sarah was left somewhat taken aback at the sheer scope of the monstrosity they'd unearthed.
"Where are they?" Johnson asked, eagerly.
"I am not certain as to the particulars of your request" it replied.
"Ben and Jerry!" Johnson shouted back. Their absence had worried him the most.
"Ah, yes. My avatars have captured and stored them in accordance with their predilections"
"Meaning?" asked Sarah
"Meaning they are into the bondage scene" said the partially-dug up head.
Before anyone could respond, the monitors on the walls turned on. In the screens Ben and Jerry where dressed in leather, writhing to the sound of funky neo-disco music, pretending to struggle at their restrains as ice cream was poured across their bodies.
"I have....no words....they should've sent...a furry" said Sarah.
"I always wondered why they called themselves that" said Phil, his head titled in curiosity.
"Now, I believe you have another matter to disguise, your friend's successful dissemblance not withstanding" spoke A3-21.
"Huh..." said Johnson. "Oh...ya. Ummm...please help us stop the aliens from destroyi..destro...is that an electro-whip?"
A3-21 shut off the monitors with an audible hiss, one which could easily have been mistaken as annoyance.
The noble, if somewhat more aroused adventures returned to the more important matter.
"They ingratiated themselves with the higher echelons of the military" Sarah said.
"And then?" prompted A3-21
"Well I personally smoke" said Sarah.
"Amazing, disabled all the tanks you say?" A3-21 said.
"Wait, I didn't mention an..." said Sarah
"Your the last uncorrupted piece of hardware we've got left" said Phil.
"I will calculate a solution. How long do I have before you're tracked here?"
"Somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 seconds" said Phil.
"WHAT?" said A3-21, incredulity evidently one of its programed emotions.
"Well you made us dick around in the maze" said Phil.
"Also: pornography" said Sarah.
"Also that" said Phil.
The rumbling sound of tank tracks reverberated through the chamber.
"So?" said Sarah.
"Computing" said A3-21.
A voice boomed down.
"I am Commander Snicklefritz, terrible and venerated warrior of the Thousand Worlds campaign. Surrender now, and we will kill you quickly" the voice said.
"Snicklefritz?" the group asked.
"Despite the near-identical nature of our languages, in this regard they differ highly. In my native tongue, Sncklefritz translates to Conqueror of Souls"
"No it doesn't" said a second voice.
"Quiet your calumny" the first voice said.
"You have..... 13 years to respond!"
Silence, then the voice rumbled down again.
"What the hell is a minute? No, tell me Jerry. Oh Mr.Knowledgable. I'd love to know where that knowledge was an hour ago! What, you're suddenly the ex-"
The voice went silent.
"Correction, you have 13 minutes" it said finally.

 

[lumenadducere]

Not to be a jerk or anything, but this may not be a good idea. Something like this could be construed as plagiarism (and would in fact be taken as such if this was a college paper) so you may not want to use internet forums as a place to bounce ideas and get feedback.

 

[Pseudonym2]

Have someone ask a 2nd grader what his/her vocabulary words are this week. Have the kid read of the lists of words you're supposed to used.

 

[JMeganSnow]

It would also be very easy to do a short courtroom drama. I'd also look those words up in the actual *dictionary* before you get started if that's the best definitions you have. Many of them are barely accurate, particularly "blasphemy" which actually means "impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things", such as saying "goddammit" or insisting that humans must determine for themselves what constitutes good and evil. It's hard to say particularly what is blasphemous because it varies from religion to religion.

Probably the best thing to do would be to have a fairly simple crime and several witnesses, so you could use each set of words to describe one witness *or* have them use the word in testimony.

Do you have to use *precisely* those words, or can you use different versions of same, such as "abyssal" or "anonymous"?

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

how can you make a 5 paragraph story with 4 acts... (unless i'm totally misunderstanding why you're using the word Act).
and the entire list sounds like it's trying to railroad you into a bible based story... (not necessarily, but looking at the choice of words >_>...)
and no, i'm not going to help you ._.

The book is aboot the Salem witch trials, or is based on them.

 

[ElephantGuts]

Have someone ask a 2nd grader what his/her vocabulary words are this week. Have the kid read of the lists of words you're supposed to used.

What exactly is that supposed to accomplish?

And me being a fellow High school sophomore, I can't really help you. That sounds like a shitty assignment. I would feel good that I don't have to do something like that, but I'm more scared that I will seeing as I hate my English teacher for multiple reasons. Good luck.

 

[rossatdi]

Agape- wide open
Conciliatory- tending to soothe anger
Beguile- Trick
Floundering- awkward struggling
Retaliation- revenge
Help please?

Rape followed by revenge?

 

[Gxas]

lol why bother posting? i dunno, i'm bored. i just thought this was a weird thread is all.

edit: besides, i don't think it's right to accept help for a creative thinking project from the internet >_>

You're new here I see, so heres a tip: Don't troll. Be helpful when someone asks a question, don't post saying "I wont help you". If you listen to this you'll last a lot longer than a lot of other new members.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I need to write a story (around 5 paragraphs) using 20 vocab words from The Crucible (Im a Sophomore in high school, shoot me).

Help please?

Rumpelstiltskin.

 

[Caliostro]

At the risk of sounding like a jackass: Do your own damn homework?

 

[PlaylistOne]

At the risk of sounding like a jackass: Do your own damn homework?

I would if I had an idea where to start.
So far the court room idea sounds pretty good.

Ill go with that, what should the trial be over?

 

[Parsley]

I just did the crucible for GCSE. Bloody boring. I would help if i could but i had to interpret a scene between Elizabeth and Proctor so we didnt really mention the rest of the story... i had to go on about there 'stressed relationship.' Very boring. (A* tho )

 

[PlaylistOne]

I just did the crucible for GCSE. Bloody boring. I would help if i could but i had to interpret a scene between Elizabeth and Proctor so we didnt really mention the rest of the story... i had to go on about there 'stressed relationship.' Very boring. (A* tho )

Lucky. I had to read the whole damn thing.

 

[vede]

How the hell can you do five paragraphs with those words without the whole story seeming like it's just an excuse to show off that you can use those words? If there was an entire play with those words, its okay, but five paragraphs to squeeze them in?

Unless the point is to sacrifice writing quality for vocabulary bragging, which just sounds dumb to me.

 

[rossatdi]

Agape is such a good word. Please don't use it in a boring way.

 

[samsprinkle]

write a story about a dissembling sucubus who has emerged from the abyss with a predilection for eating young men who she ingratiates then places a calumny on a young woman. the rest i'll leave to you...

 

[gremily]

Write a lesbian pornographic tale of rape, sexism, and transvestites. That's all I wrote in my junior AP English class and I got an A.

Creepy