Developing Setting

Creative Writing Techniques

Mrs. McLaughlin

Choose a Setting

Gingerbread House

Haunted House

A Cave

Treehouse

WRITE YOUR SETTING HERE

Descriptive Words

Example: the lonely shack

1. Creaking floors of the rocking boat

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Directions: Write 10 descriptive phrases for your setting.

Alliteration & ConsonanceDirections: Write 3 alliterated statements & 3 consonated statements.

Alliteration: The beginning sounds in a statement is repeated.Example: The chilly chunks of chips melted like chocolate syrup inside my cheeks. 1.2.3.Consonance: Sounds are repeated throughout the statement in any part of the word, as long as it’s a consonant not a vowel.Example: The babbling brook bubbled with blue crabs. 1.2.3.

Similes & MetaphorsDirections:Write 3 similes and 3 metaphors.Similes: Compare 2 things using like or as

Example: The classroom is like my home with its cozy and comfortable atmosphere.1:2:3:

Metaphors: Compare 2 things NOT using like or asExample: My sister is a sly fox always getting away with trouble.1.2.3.

Personification

Directions: Write 4 personified statements.

Personification: Non-human things are given human traits.

Example: The cold wind whispered for me to go home.

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Onomatopoeia

Directions: Write four statements using onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia: A word that sounds like what it means.

Example: The floors of the house creek even when you tiptoe on them.

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Choose a Title

Choose a creative title that uses either an onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, metaphor, or a personification.

Your Title:

Now you’re ready to write!

Using your slides as your guide, write a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs about your setting.

Each paragraph should have a minimum of 6 sentences.Each sentence should be about 6-8 words long.Use Word to write your setting.Be sure sentences flow!Have fun!