MONDAY, February 7th

OBJECTIVE: Students will practice being "instantly creative" through a series of writing activities.


Do-Now: There are seven newspaper pictures hung around the room.  Number your paper 1-7 and, for each newspaper picture, create your own picture caption or newspaper heading.  Your captions/headings can be serious or humorous, but must NOT be inappropriate.  You may use the example captions/headings for inspiration, but may not copy them.


AGENDA: 1) Do-Now Share Out: Class will share their captions/headings for the newspaper pictures.


2) Pass-it-Around Story Writing: You will be given three minutes to begin your own story starting with the first line "It was a dark and stormy night."  Once the three minutes are up, you will pass your story to the person behind you who will then have a little more than three minutes to read your story and add on to it.  The story will continue to be passed from person to person until time is up.


3) Story Share-Out: Pass-it-Around stories will be shared with the class.


HOMEWORK: For tomorrow's class, bring in an object from your childhood which was special to you.