English Class: Creative Writing

Creative Writing

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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Lesson duration is: 90 min

Items in this lesson

Creative Writing

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What did you do during the autumn break?

Slide 2 - Open question

Planning

Intro
Scary stories checklist
Writing assignment
Present your story
Evaluation
Student survey
Freedom

Slide 3 - Slide

Lesson Goals

At the end of class you know:

How to write and present a (short) scary story
What you need for storytelling

Slide 4 - Slide

What do you need for a scary story?

Slide 5 - Mind map

Scary stories checklist

Beginning, middle, end

Open or closed ending

What scares you?

Slide 6 - Slide

Setting/Place

Slide 7 - Slide

Problem

Slide 8 - Slide

Character

Slide 9 - Slide

Example

Slide 10 - Slide

Vivid Verbs

Verbs that show instead of tell

Jump -> Bounce

Eat -> Gobble

See -> Peek

Basically fancy synonyms

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Summary

Beginning, middle, end (Open or closed ending)
Setting/place
Problem
Character
Vivid verbs -> Fancy synonyms (Verbs that show, not tell)
Start every sentence with a capital letter
Use punctuations ( , . ! ? )
Don't forget: Grammar! (Present or Past Simple/Continuous)

Slide 12 - Slide

Your turn

What: A scary short story
(± 5 sentences)

How: Check the checklist and work in pairs

Time: 15 minutes

Help: The teacher, dictionary/translator

Result: Present your scary short story

Scary stories checklist

Beginning, Middle, End

Open or closed ending

What scares you?

Setting/Place

Problem

Character

Use at least 1 vivid verbs

, . ! ?

Grammar

timer

15:00

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Storytelling

Tone of your voice
Hand/body movements
Eye contact

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I know how to write and present a scary story

Yes

Kind of

Slide 15 - Poll

I know how to tell an interesting story

Yes