Creative Writing:Developing a great piece of writing as a 5th grader.

Brainstorming

• Keep a pencil and notebook handy!

• Write whatever comes into you mind.

• Experiment with ideas.

• Think outside the box

Characters

• Does not have to be human!

• Create as many characters as you want, but make sure they have a purpose!

• Give them names and describe them

• Have fun with this!

Setting

• Time and Place

• Helps reader to put themselves into the story

Story Structure

Introduction

Body:1.Rising action 2.Climax3.Falling action

Closing

Outline/Organize

• Organizing your thoughts

• Developing the layout of your paper

• Setting up the main ideas and storyline

Opening/Introduction

• Give the reader some background information.

• Make sure it relates to what your paper will be about and gives the reader some insight.

• Use clear, meaningful sentences to keep the reader reading.

Attention Getter!

• Grabs your readers’ interest

• Sets the mood of your paper

• GETS THE ATTENTION!!

• First or second sentence

I knew I could

get your attentio

n!

Attention Getter!

• Types of attention getters:• Using dialogue• Asking a question• Repeating verbs• Using Simile or metaphor• Shocking your readers

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Pretend you are writing a story about someone who believes in mystical dragons and is terrified of them. What would be a good attention getter?

Examples

1. Have you ever been scared that a dragon was going to eat you in your sleep?

2. “Run, run, run! A dragon escaped and it’s going to attack our city!”

3. Dragons are real and if you don’t believe in them, you are in for a real surprise.

Body

• Main content of your story will go in the body

1.Rising action

2.Climax

3.Falling Action

Body

• Components of a good body of your story:• Flows• Is not repetitive• Brings your characters and settings to

life• Has a well thought out plot

Closing/Ending

• Brings your story to a close

• Ends in a way that is pleasing to the reader:

• Happily• Mysteriously• Humorously, etc.

After you finish your paper…

• Re-read it TWICE and correct grammar/misspellings

• Have a parent read it and help with grammar/misspellings

• You can never revise enough!