Fiction Writing Archives - Fearless Writers

9 2:54 am

Creating Believable Locations

open2022-05-10T02:44:08-05:00

Focus of Lesson: Settings come to life when they are revealed through small, specific details and imagery Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, and a Discovery Journal. A Discovery Journal is a place for students to write responses to the questions in each lesson of this unit. Time Needed: 45 [...]

Creating Believable Locationsopen2022-05-10T02:44:08-05:00

9 6:55 am

Creating Believable Characters

open2022-05-10T02:44:50-05:00

Focus of Lesson: Settings come to life when they are revealed through small, specific details and imagery Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation of the Discovery Journal.) Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Creating Believable Charactersopen2022-05-10T02:44:50-05:00

9 7:24 am

Realistic Dialogue

open2022-05-10T02:45:34-05:00

Focus of Lesson: Convey the situation and characterization through words spoken by characters Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation of the Discovery Journal.) Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Realistic Dialogueopen2022-05-10T02:45:34-05:00

9 8:14 am

Using Third Person Point of View

open2022-05-10T02:47:38-05:00

Focus of Lesson: Identify and utilize third person point of view; sensory details, chronology Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation of the Discover Journal.) Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Using Third Person Point of Viewopen2022-05-10T02:47:38-05:00

10 1:58 am

Using Flashback to Build Resonance

open2022-05-10T02:48:26-05:00

Focus of Lesson: Using flashback to go back in time and reveal more about characters. Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation of the Discovery Journal.) Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Using Flashback to Build Resonanceopen2022-05-10T02:48:26-05:00

10 2:48 am

Using Foreshadowing to Build a Reader’s Sense of Story

open2022-05-10T02:49:15-05:00

Focus of Lesson: Using foreshadowing to build suspense or hint at what is to come. Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation of the Discovery Journal.) Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Using Foreshadowing to Build a Reader’s Sense of Storyopen2022-05-10T02:49:15-05:00

10 3:20 am

Using Science Fiction to Create Another World

open2022-05-10T02:45:54-05:00

Focus of Lesson: Using elements of science fiction: technology, time travel, outer space, or scientific principles to create another world Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation of the Discovery Journal.) Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Using Science Fiction to Create Another Worldopen2022-05-10T02:45:54-05:00