Dino Adventure: Collaborative Creative Writing

Dino Adventure: Collaborative Creative Writing

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will have collaborated with your classmates to create an imaginative story about dinosaurs using English language skills.

What do you already know about dinosaurs?

Dino Introduction

We will start by discussing what dinosaurs were and their characteristics.

Dino Traits Brainstorming

Identify different traits of dinosaurs and list them on the board.

Story Starters

Provide students with sentence starters to begin their dinosaur story.

Character Development

Students create characters for their dinosaur story and discuss their traits.

Setting the Scene

Students describe the environment in which their dinosaur story takes place.

Adding Conflict

Students introduce a problem or challenge for the characters in their dinosaur story.

Story Sequencing

Students organize the plot of their dinosaur story into a beginning, middle, and end.

Illustrating the Story

Students draw or paint scenes from their dinosaur story to visualize their ideas.

Homework Extension

Students are assigned to write their own individual dinosaur stories at home.

Conclusion

Wrap up the lesson by expressing excitement for reading the students' individual dinosaur stories in the next class.