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Materials: Creative writing prompt
Directions: You can spend at least an hour doing this, and the
kids will be reading, writing, laughing, and writing more.
First, you hand out a writing prompt - a piece of paper on which
the beginning of a story is already written (I have provided
several examples below). Have the students read the
introduction, then give them 5 or 10 minutes to continue writing
the story. After the predetermined amount of time has
passed, yell, "Stop!" at which time the students pass their
papers clockwise. Each student now must read what has been
written by another student, and they have another 5 or 10
minutes to continue the story. Keep going, passing papers
clockwise, until the student has his/her original paper back.
The student can then provide his/her own conclusion to the
story.
Sample
creative writing prompts:
If you want
to extend this, you can make each student rewrite the entire
story that they began, correcting all grammar and punctuation
mistakes. Depending on the size of the class, you may need
to alter the rules, or stipulate a 1 or 2 sentence maximum for
each student. This exercise can take hours if you want it to,
and the kids welcome taking a break from their usual writing
books.
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