In Chapter Five of "Bird by Bird," Ann Lamott describes how to build a vivid world off the simple concept of "school lunches." She even offers up her own examples of the myriad directions in which such a topic can go. In order to get you ready to write descriptive and sensory detail for your memoir paper, I'd like you to give your best shot at writing a "School Lunch" piece. This is essentially a free writing exercise -- your story doesn't need to have a plot, just try to be as descriptive and creative as possible, whether you are writing about the tribes of a lunch room or the monochromatic color palette of the food options on display. Feel free to include dialogue, scenes, characters -- whatever appears in your mind as you write. Make sure you write at least 500 words.
Due by class Wednesday, August 31
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