Good afternoon!
Today we will continue with our activity from yesterday. If you remember correctly, you selected three cards at the end of the class period. One card had your main character on it, another had your setting, and the last had your basic problem.
Your next task will be to start planning a potential story using the document linked below. Yesterday, I had it in a Google Form, but I changed my mind and decided to have it as a doc, so that you can keep your answers. If you have already answered on the form, I will send you what you turned in so that you can transfer it to the doc. I have also added a few questions, so you will have a few more to answer. Click the link below to access the document. Make a copy for yourself and get to work!
Brainstorming Map Doc
I will give you a good chunk of the period to work on this (20-25 minutes). Once everyone is complete, we will group up (groups will be selected at random), and we will share our ideas with the other members of the group.
As you are listening to other people's brainstorming presentations, think about ways that you can give your group mate some feedback. Some example feedback starters are:
"I really like that you did_____________, did you think about adding _________________?"
"Why did you choose to do ____________________ the way you did?"
"I was a little confused by ______________________, can you explain it a little more?"
The idea of this exercise is to get you to think in new ways and to be open to new ideas. As you listen to the feedback you get from your group, feel free to add their ideas to your story if you like them. This exercise will also give you an idea of why mapping out (or at least jotting down your ideas) will help to make a better story down the road.
