Roderick Usher
choose the story option, you may provide a prequel or sequel to a story (what did the governess do for the rest of her life? or what was Roderick Usher like when the narrator knew him earlier?); you can shift point of view (Irving’s story from Mrs. van Winkle’s perspective); you may shift genre (“Rose for Emily” as an episode of CSI or “Big Blonde” as chick lit). This needs to be a real story, with plot, characters, setting, dialogue that would interest readers. Whichever option you choose, the length should be 1500-2000 words. DO NOT plagiarize; that will result in automatic failure for the project and perhaps for the course. If you want to use outside sources, select only brief quotations and give full citations





