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MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. - A western Michigan man helped deliver his wife's baby boy — though he hadn't known she was pregnant.
The Grand Rapids Press reported the man called 911 early Thursday as his wife was in labor. The man told the dispatcher that he had not known his 27-year-old wife was pregnant. He said they recently quit smoking and thought her recent weight gain was related.
The couple has two children, and the mother has an additional child from a previous relationship.
-http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30255237/
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. Who are you telling the story for (primary audience)?
Young adults(30-35)
2. What reaction do you want?
Humoured
Entertained
3. Is the narrative omniscient (all seeing) or restrictive (viewed from a single perspective)?(If the narrative is restrictive, whose viewpoint are you using?)
Restrictive perspective
Viewed from wife’s POV
4. List the important events of the story.
Spouses quite smoking
Wife’s weight gain
3. Is the narrative omniscient (all seeing) or restrictive (viewed from a single perspective)?(If the narrative is restrictive, whose viewpoint are you using?)
Restrictive perspective
Viewed from wife’s POV
4. List the important events of the story.
Spouses quite smoking
Wife’s weight gain
Husband tells wife to exercise and lose the weight.
Baby’s birth
5. Which aspects of the setting of the story are important (time of day… location… period of history…) and how do you intend to establish these important elements?
Location: Home and hospital in Michigan
Time: Modern day
6. What traits of the characters in your story are important and how do you intend to establish these traits?
Husband is uncaring
-This can be shown through the daily unconcerned behaviour of the husband towards the wife.
Baby’s birth
5. Which aspects of the setting of the story are important (time of day… location… period of history…) and how do you intend to establish these important elements?
Location: Home and hospital in Michigan
Time: Modern day
6. What traits of the characters in your story are important and how do you intend to establish these traits?
Husband is uncaring
-This can be shown through the daily unconcerned behaviour of the husband towards the wife.
-Husband does not care about the wife, but only asks her to eat less and exercise more.
7. In what order are the important events (step 4 above) covered? Is it a strictly linear sequence of events in time, or does the story contain any flashbacks or other interruptions to the sequence of events?
The events are shown in linear sequence.
8. How does the story flow, does the pace change? Does it contain a surprise? Consider your answers to 1 and 2 above when making your response.
The pacing of the story is relatively constant.
9. How will you use sound to help all your responses to 5-8 above?
More dialogue of husband scolding wife.
10. Does your story need dialog? (write out the dialog)
Wife: "Argh!! I my tummy hurts!"
7. In what order are the important events (step 4 above) covered? Is it a strictly linear sequence of events in time, or does the story contain any flashbacks or other interruptions to the sequence of events?
The events are shown in linear sequence.
8. How does the story flow, does the pace change? Does it contain a surprise? Consider your answers to 1 and 2 above when making your response.
The pacing of the story is relatively constant.
9. How will you use sound to help all your responses to 5-8 above?
More dialogue of husband scolding wife.
10. Does your story need dialog? (write out the dialog)
Wife: "Argh!! I my tummy hurts!"
Husband: "I told you you're eating too much! Go do some exercise!"
Wife: "Honey, I am gaining weight but my diet hasnt changed."
Husband: "Maybe thats why you're gaining weight!"
Wife: "Thats not it. My weight gain is rapid!"
Husband: "Its probably cuz we quit smoking. Just exercise."
Wife: "Honey! Call a doctor! I am in labour!"
Husband: "What?! You are pregnant!?"
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