Do NOW: Write one sentence that succinctly describes the plot of your story.
*Begin class with one Fiction Powerpoint.
1. Plot Activity: Collect Writers' plot lines...
Record class' plot descriptions on board. **Whole Class Discussion: Collective Evaluation
2. Analysis: Why are we writing what we are writing? What can we learn about ourselves through our art?
**Look for similarities/contrast in plots/patterns of imagery/Narrators/Character Commonalities...
3. Setting: Various in importance -- Consider a story in which the setting was of vital importance. Explain. 10 mins: Share.
Activity: Describe the street on which you live? What do you see? Hear? Smell? Feel?
10 mins: Share.