3 videos of working meetings in Bulgaria

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to see 3 videos of the Project Meeting in Sofia, made by the Bulgarian students. 

Thank you, guys!

What is Plot?

What is plot in a short story? It is the series of events that make up the story, in which there is a beginning, middle, and end.
A  plot is what happens in the story. Something has to move, to change. This change could be:

• A physical event (a serial killer is killing young girls -CHANGE- police arrest the killer).

• A decision (character wants to become a doctor  like his father-CHANGE-character decides to be a ballet dancer).

• A change in a relationship ( They hate each other-CHANGE-They fall in love)

• A change in a person (character is a selfish jerk. -CHANGE- character has learned to be less of a selfish jerk.)

• A change in the reader's understanding of a situation. (character appears to be a thief.-CHANGE- The reader realizes that character is actually innocent and made a false confession.)

This change could even be the realization that nothing will ever change. (your character dreams of escaping her small town -CHANGE- her dream escape is shown to be an hopeless.) 

Short Stories Writing Contest

To the attention of the students involved in the project

The short stories writing contest is open!
You have to choose one of the paintings published in the Book of Knowledge blog, read the documents posted in the Creative Writing Workshop  and......now

1. Find a painting that stimulates or excites your imagination. 

2. Look at it carefully for more or less 5 minutes. 

3. Start to write about the picture. Think about the scenery, the people in the painting (who are they, what are they doing, why? How did they get there, where are they going? Describe them. Why do they wear those clothes ( that shirt, that necklace, those glasses, or what else…)? Do those dirty shoes (or new shoes, new hat, etc.) mean something special to them? What are their names? What are they frowning/smiling at? 

4. Don't stop to think, but let the words flow out of you. It doesn't matter what you write at this stage, the idea is just to write. Don't wait until you know what you are going to say about a picture. Look at the picture closely, mentally note the smallest details, then write, write, write. Don't be afraid to start while your mind is still blank - it is the act of writing that generates ideas, not the other way around. 

5. Usually after about 15 minutes you will find ideas and thoughts coming out that you didn't know you had. 

This is the magic starting to work. Don't stop. 

Carry on and enjoy!

Italian Paintings

These are the Italian Paintings selected by the students involved in the project. You will find information about them and about the 

Bulgarian Paintings 

 French Paintings

 Turkish Paintings

in 
THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE