Aim: How can we improve our creative writing skills? Do Now: What is creative writing? Do you have difficulty with creative writing assignments? If so, why? If you don't, write down some pointers for those who are having difficulty.

Review What is the writing process like? Why is it important to brainstorm? Aim: How can we improve our creative writing skills?

Creative Writing Process How might a creative writing process be different from a persuasive essay? Aim: How can we improve our creative writing skills?

Assignment For your assignment, you are going to create a chapter in the book speak. It could be about anything as long as it fits in with the flow of the story so far.

Things I Want Brainstorm sheet - Characters - Plot - Setting -storyline - rising action, climax , falling action and conclusion Draft Final Draft ( 2-3 pages) Hand drawn cover sheet that is related to your story.

Make sure Check spelling, Make sure to include dialogue -Use proper dialog format (When two people are having a dialogue, make sure that you are writing the quotes out on separate lines.) Font size 12, Font style Times New Roman, Double spaced. Do not skip lines after paragraphs.