How do you use model essays to write creatively? The trick is to SCAMPER.
Recall the story of Romeo & Juliet written by William Shakespeare.
SCAMPER Strategies Application
Substitute Parts Create parallel roles People Animals E.g. Places Romeo & Juliet → David & Mei
E.g. A city in Italy called Verona → Jia Xiang food court
Combine Parts Combine the ending of Model
Ideas Essay 1 and the beginning of Uses Model Essay 2 Purposes
Adapt Parts Adapt the setting
Ideas Characters E.g. Values → discotheque in the heart of Orchard Ending Road in the 1990’s Setting Modify Modify certain Retain the family feud but modify elements in the story it with an element of social Exaggerate some parts prejudice and inequality Change the rules E.g. → David is the heir to a rich tycoon. Mei happens to be the daughter of the tycoon’s chauffeur, who has been suffering 25 years of contempt and oppression from his boss. Put to other Put common elements E.g. in the story to different →Use the potion which puts Juliet to uses uses sleep temporarily → deadly poison for Mei Eliminate Characters Eliminate unnecessary characters Parts of the story line E.g. → Friar Lawrence Rearrange Reverse roles David experiences a change of heart Reverse character traits under all the social pressure. He feels that Rearrange the Mei’s death will eliminate al the misery chronology of the story they have been going through. How do you use model essays to write creatively? The trick is to SCAMPER. Recall the story of Romeo & Juliet written by William Shakespeare.