Creative Writing
Creative writing
- 5 people per group
- About 300-500 words per person
- Show, don't tell!
- Describe the 5 senses
- Describe the 5 senses
- Use www.thesaurus.com to elevate your writing
- If you've got a bigger group, add a prologue or an epilogue
- If you've got a bigger group, add a prologue or an epilogue
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Creative writing
- 5 people per group
- About 300-500 words per person
- Show, don't tell!
- Describe the 5 senses
- Describe the 5 senses
- Use www.thesaurus.com to elevate your writing
- If you've got a bigger group, add a prologue or an epilogue
- If you've got a bigger group, add a prologue or an epilogue
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OFF TO WORK!
WHAT?
Option 1: Work on writing your part of the story.
Option 1: Work on writing your part of the story.
Option 2: Finish the reading and vocabulary exercises from units 8 & 9
Option 3: Make a word file with words you learn from Learn English with TV Series on YouTube. (only if you have headphones)
HOW? Individually or in pairs
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Writing
- Pick a genre
- Brainstorm
- Divide who's going to write what
- Brainstorm
- Divide who's going to write what
- Come up with your characters and the setting
- If you lack inspiration, Google: writing prompts and go from there.
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CHECK
1. What's your point of view (POV)? First person, third person limited/third person omniscient.
2. What verb tense are you writing in?
Present tense makes your readers feel like they're experiencing everything at the same time as the characters.
Present tense makes your readers feel like they're experiencing everything at the same time as the characters.
Past tense is more common, as you're reading the story after it has happened.
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Write!
Step 1. Finish your story mountain
Step 2. Flesh out your characters. Use the materials in ItsLearning to help you. Find their distinct voice.
Step 3. For the openers: read about how to write a good opening, then get started.
Step 4: Read about how to write good dialogue, then write a conversation between two of your characters. Try to switch up your dialogue tags
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Introduction
- First or third person?
- One point of view or several?
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5. Make your characters sympathetic — and relatable — immediately.
6. Start at a moment of confusion.7. Don't share too much background information.
12 tips for a killer introduction!
1. Startle readers with the first line.
2. Begin at a life changing moment.
3. Create intrigue about the characters.
4. Introduce something ominous right away.
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TOP TIPS FOR WRITING DIALOGUE
1. Keep it brief
2. Avoid small talk
3. Don't info dump
4. Give your characters a unique way of speaking
